GALATIANS 3:10-13: Curse of the Law

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 CURSE OF THE LAW IN GALATIANS 3:10-13

10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.” 
11 But that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God is evident, for “the just shall live by faith.” 
12 Yet the law is not of faith, but “the man who does them shall live by them.” 
13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”). Jesus became a curse for us all so that all our sins could be forgiven.

Jesus experienced hell and separation from God so that we would never be separated from God.

Jesus became a curse so that we could be redeemed from the curse of the law.

A curse pronounced by the law refers to the Mosaic Law in the first five books of the Bible, which instructed the Israelites on how to properly worship and honor God through various commands and requirements.

The Greek word for “redeem” in the Bible is "EXAGORAZO." It was a financial term that referred to the process of purchasing a slave’s freedom

To be redeemed from the curse of the law means to be set free from its rules and regulations.

In other words, those who are redeemed from the curse of the law are no longer required to observe the law’s commands as the Israelites were.

Jesus bought us out from under the curse of the law.

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law. That is, His sacrificial work on the cross purchased our freedom from the law.

Jesus fulfilled the original intention and purpose of the Mosaic Law on our behalf

[Matthew 5:17 (ESV) 17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.]

Even though we are redeemed from the curse of the law and set free from its rules and regulations, it’s still important to observe the moral and ethical commands found within the law. Of the Ten Commandments, NINE are repeated in the New Testament as commands for us today.

To be redeemed from the curse of the law means to be freed from following its rules and regulations and from experiencing the judgment of God. Jesus Christ is the Redeemer, becoming a curse for us and purchasing us from the slavery of sin through His death on the cross.

In other words, Christ becoming human became our representative. On behalf of all humanity, he experienced the penalty prescribed by the law—its curse—death. He let the law do its worst to him, but it was for our sake. We are rescued because our representative suffered the consequences of our failure. The law has no further claim on us.

Source cited

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