"All created mankind shall come to the fire of testing, and many shall be offended and perish; but they that endure in their faith shall be saved by the Curse Himself." -- The Didache, J.B. Lightfoot translation
Christ became the Curse. He became the forsaken. He became sin in order to save us from our sins. He became a curse for us in order to save us from the curse we deserved.
Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”
Our only hope in light of the curse upon us is the Curse Himself upon the cross -- in our place and for our sins. The tenth and final plague of Passover was God Himself. He sent His presence and it devastated the land, ending the life of every firstborn son of every household except for those covered by the blood of the sacrificial lamb. Christ became the final Lamb. He provided the perfect blood to cover our households in order to save us from the plague and curse of God. Furthermore, in Christ, God's presence is no longer a curse, but a blessing. In Christ, we are as the Beloved -- blessed because He became as we were... cursed.
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