“He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.”
Isaiah 53:9
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Connection with Jacob and Jesus
Deceit here is mirmah, the word Isaac used when Jacob deceived him (Genesis 27:35). Peter applied this verse to Christ (1 Peter 2:22). Jesus came from Judah, Leah's son, and in His mouth there was no deceit at all.
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In Genesis 34 the sons of Israel answered with deceit, and Jesus is the One in whom there was none. Isaiah wrote of the Servant God would send, "nor was any deceit in His mouth" (Isaiah 53:9).
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When Jesus first saw Nathanael He said, "Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit" (John 1:47), and the word is dolos. Isaiah had written of the Servant God would send, "nor was any deceit in His mouth" (Isaiah 53:9), with mirmah again, and Peter quoted it of Jesus: "no deceit was found in His mouth" (1 Peter 2:22).
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Cross-References
Assigned a grave with the wicked, with the rich in his death — Joseph of Arimathea
“When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.”
He committed no sin, no deceit was found in his mouth
““He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.””
He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth
““He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.””
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