约翰福音-John 19章40~42 节
| 19:40 |
他们就领了耶稣的身体，照犹太人殡葬的规矩，用细麻布加上香料裹好。 Therefore they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews for burying. |
| 19:41 |
在耶稣钉十字架的地方，有一个园子，园里有一座新坟墓，是从来没有葬过人的。 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever yet been laid. |
| 19:42 |
只因是犹太人的预备日，又因那坟墓近，他们就把耶稣安放在那里。 Therefore because of the day of preparation for the Jews and because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus there. |
Enlightenment:
After the Lord accomplished His redemptive and life-imparting death, His situation of suffering immediately changed into an honorable one. Before His death, everything was evil and deadly; after His death, everything became pleasant and agreeable. Joseph of Arimathea, “a rich man” (v. 38; Matt. 27:57), and Nicodemus, “a ruler of the Jews” (John 3:1), came with linen and very expensive spices, myrrh and aloes (vv. 39-40), to prepare His body for burial. It was not the poor but the noble who cared for His body, burying Him in a new tomb “with the rich” (v. 41; Isa. 53:9). By this we see that the whole situation was changed into a rich condition, a noble state, a new sphere. The Lord was now dear to people, and they valued Him very highly. Hence, the Lord rested in human honor. Although He was put to death in shame, He was buried in honor. The problem had been with death, but after the Lord died, this problem was solved. When He died, the trouble and the evil things were over. Now, according to God’s sovereignty, in human honor of a high standard, the Lord rested on the Sabbath day (v. 42, Luke 23:55-56), waiting for the time to resurrect from among the dead.
亮光
在主成就了救赎和分赐生命的死之后，祂受苦的处境立刻变为尊贵的处境。祂死以前一切都是邪恶、死亡的，祂死之后，一切都变得愉快而适意。有一个财主亚利马太人约瑟，（约十九38，太二七57，）和一个犹太人的官尼哥底母，（约三1，）带来细麻布和极贵重的香料－没药与沉香，（约十九39～40，）为埋葬而预备祂的身体。照料祂遗体的不是穷人，乃是尊贵的人，将祂『与财主同葬』在一座新坟墓里。（约十九41，赛五三9。）我们由此可见，整个情况变为富足的光景、尊贵的情形、崭新的领域。主现今是人所宝爱的，他们十分看重祂。因此，主在人的尊贵里安息了。祂虽在羞辱中被钉死，却在尊贵中被安葬。问题原在于死；但主死之后，问题就解决了。祂死了，难处和邪恶的事就过去了。如今按照神的主宰，主在安息日，在高标准的人性尊贵里安息了，（约十九42，路二三55～56，）等候从死人中复活的时刻来到。