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\u201cIf a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his corpse shall not hang all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him on the same day (for he who is hanged is accursed of God), so that you do not defile your land which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance.”  (Deuteronomy 21:22-23, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book of Deuteronomy is largely Moses recounting God’s laws to the Israelites before they crossed the Jordan River to the Promised Land.  In the passage above, Moses, the man of God, tells of the statute that deals with putting a man to death.  For a crime worthy of death, if the man is hanged from a tree, “his corpse shall not hang all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him on the same day.”  Further, Moses explains that, “he who is hanged is accursed of God.”  The reason a man who is accursed is not left on the tree overnight is “so that you do not defile your land” which God will give to Israel.  Jesus Christ became so accursed for us on that Friday long ago. Many sources, hymns and Bible verses, equate the Roman cross to a tree.  When Jesus was hanged from the cross, He was accompanied by two criminals, who were crucified on either side of Him.  Remaining on the cross overnight was compounded by the problem of the Sabbath, on which no laborious work was to be done.  The Sabbath would begin at sunset, and Jesus died at around 3pm.  The criminals were still alive.  Now the cause of death during crucifixion was usually suffocation.  Hanging from that position made it difficult to breathe.  The person being crucified would support himself on the spike driven into his feet.  To hasten death, they would take a sledgehammer, and break his legs, which is what happened to the criminals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In order to comply with the Law of Moses, Joseph of Arimathea received permission from Pontius Pilate to take Jesus’ body down from the cross and lay Him in the tomb.  Thus the Law of the Sabbath and the ordnance for the dead person were complied with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus became accursed for you and me, which He was only too happy to do, because He loves you and me.\u00a0 By hanging on the tree, He took the death sentence we all deserve for our sins.\u00a0 In this Lenten Season, let’s remember the sacrifice He made for us.\u00a0 He did so willingly, and He did so for me!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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