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“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree” (Galatians 3:13).
“If a man…be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: his body shall not remain all night upon the tree…(for he that is hanged is accursed of God)” (Deuteronomy 21:22-23).
Under the law of Moses it was considered a serious loss of dignity to hang a dead man’s body on a tree, or on anything else. It was generally done to those who had committed very serious crimes, or whom the government felt were worthy of being publicly shamed and insulted. Yet our Lord Jesus Christ took our place on that cross, for we were under a curse because of our sin and disobedience. The Lord Jesus was made a curse for us, and suffered in the most shameful way, by being crucified.
We know that the Jews intervened the same day the Lord Jesus was crucified, for although they had asked Him to be crucified, yet they still wanted to obey the Mosaic law. Accordingly, the Lord Jesus, as well as the two thieves crucified with Him, were not allowed to stay on the crosses overnight. For the Lord Jesus, His work was finished, so that you and I could be saved.
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