Further, even the fact that Moses the Prophet remained in this attitude till evening, while his hands were being held up by Aaron and Hur, was not without purpose. For the Lord too remained on the tree almost until evening, and towards evening did they bury Him. Then He arose on the third day. This had been expressed by David in the following words: With my voice did I cry unto the Lord, and He heard me out of His holy mountain. I slept and fell asleep; I awaked, because the Lord aided me.
And by Isaiah likewise had it thus been spoken concerning Him, of the way that He was to die: I stretched out My hands unto a people disobedient and gainsaying, to them that walk in a way that is not good. And that He was to rise, Isaiah himself has said: His burial has been taken out of the midst, and: I will give the rich instead of his death.
And again David said in another passage, in the twenty-first Psalm, with reference to the passion and the cross in mystical parable, They dug through my hands and my feet, they counted up all my bones; they considered and gazed upon me. They divided for themselves my garments, and over my robe did they cast lots. For when they crucified Him, by fixing nails did they dig through His hands and His feet, and they that crucified Him divided for themselves His garments, each throwing by casting lots, for what he wished to choose.
And ye say that this very Psalm was not spoken of Christ, blind as you are to everything, and without understanding that no one in your race who was called king ever had his feet and hands dug through, while he was alive, and died by this way of mystery, namely crucifixion, save this Jesus only.