To be cursed is to be removed from the presence of God, to be set outside the camp, to be cut off from His benefits. On the cross, Jesus was cursed. That is, He represented the Jewish nation of covenant breakers who were exposed to the curse and took the full measure of the curse on Himself. As the Lamb of God, the Sin Bearer, He was cut off from the presence of God.
On the cross, Jesus entered into the experience of forsakenness on our behalf. God turned His back on Jesus and cut Him off from all blessing, from all keeping, from all grace, and from all peace.
God is too holy to even look at iniquity. God the Father turned His back on the Son, cursing Him to the pit of hell while He hung on the cross. Here was the Son's "descent into hell." Here the fury of God raged against Him. His scream was the scream of the damned. For us.
But as he descended into hell it was to redeem (Buy back) your life from the enemy so that you might have an opportunity to reign with him in Heaven forever. His descent is you ascent. He went down so you can go up. Hell could not contain him because he was not of hell, he was of heaven.
Today reflect on what Jesus did for you on Calvary. Give thanks for the Lamb of God who bore your sin.!
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