2. A Perfect Mouth

3. Isa.53 9 – 1 Pt.2 22 9 And they made His grave with the wicked— But with the rich at His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth – Isa.53 22 Who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth –1 Pt.2 What does it mean?

4. What do we know? Whatever it means... 1) It must find fulfilment in Jesus. 2) He was not guilty of sin or deceitful in His words. 3) No deceit “found” implies some were looking for it.

5. I. Conceivable Explanation

6. Jesus… A. did not lie to escape punishment? B. did not lie to cause punishment (fulfill prophecy)? C. was totally pure – Hebrew parallelism? 1 Who committed no sin… 2 Nor was deceit found in His mouth No hypocrisy. He was everything He claimed to be. Evil-doers try to cover themselves w. lies… Lk.23:1-5

7. Jesus… A. did not lie to escape punishment? B. did not lie to cause punishment (fulfill prophecy)? C. was totally pure – Hebrew parallelism? D. suffered for sins of others, not His? Sinful men should suffer patiently – they have done wrong. He suffered patiently, though sinless – Ja.3:2, perfect

8. Jesus… A. did not lie to escape punishment? B. did not lie to cause punishment (fulfill prophecy)? C. was totally pure – Hebrew parallelism? D. suffered for sins of others, not His? E. example for mistreated slaves, 1 Pt.2? Temptation: hide faults w. petty dishonesty He did not sin openly or secretly Peter: eyewitness; knew Him closely…

9. I. Conceivable Explanation II. Consistent Proclamation

10. His Life 1. Who He was – Father’s Son Mt.7:21; Jn.1:1-3; 8:19 2. What He did – Jn.1:14, 17 3. Where He came from / was going – Jn.16:28 4. What He taught – Mt.26:55

11. His Life His Death Jn.8:40, you seek to kill Me… Jn.8:45, because I tell you the truth… Jn.14:6, I AM…the truth Jn.18:33-38, I bear witness to the truth… Jn.19:35, His disciples tell the truth…

12. His Life His Death His Life Again For to this end Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living – Ro.14:9

13. I. Conceivable Explanation III. Contextual Illumination II. Consistent Proclamation

14. Context of Isa.53:9-12 His death, burial, offering, resurrection Grave: assigned with wicked (pl.), 9 Death: actually with rich man (sg.), 9 He is our guilt offering: 10ab-11 (Ac.4) Resurrection: spoils! 10cd-12

15. Context of Isa.53:9-12 [His death, burial, offering, resurrection] Enemies tried to discredit His claims Blasphemy, Mt.9:3; Jn.10:36 Gluttony, Mt.11:19 Satanic, Mt.12:24 Spit, slap, Mt.26:67 Scourge, Mt.27:26 Mockery, ridicule, Mt.27:39-44 He endured w/o opening mouth: no sin Is.53:7 … vengeance Mt.26:53 … or deceit

16. Context of Isa.53:9-12 [His death, burial, offering, resurrection] Enemies tried to discredit His claims Enemies tried to discredit His death Isa.53 – 700 year warning… Be careful Jews did not listen (Jn.12:37-43) Charges of deception led to His death  Mt.26:62-63, crucial question  Mt.26:64 – “Yes” or “No”? Deceit?  Mt.26:65-68, blasphemer → death  Dt.13, 18 – capital punishment

17. Context of Isa.53:9-12 [His death, burial, offering, resurrection] Enemies tried to discredit His claims Enemies tried to discredit His death Enemies tried to discredit His resurrection Mt.27: 62, Sabbath desperation 63, ‘that deceiver’... ‘I will rise...’ 64, guarded garden tomb (Jn.19:41); dishonest disciples 65-66, body not stolen! Ac.2:24