What did the Israelites do when the sun began to set on a man hanged on a tree?
When the sun began to set, the Israelites scrambled to get the hanged man off the tree, saying he could not remain there after sundown. They buried him that day, because one hanged on a tree is accursed of God, so the land would not be defiled.
Les explains that when Israel saw the sun begin to set, they scrambled to get the man off the tree, saying, “We can't have him on there after sundown.” The law said his body was not to remain all night upon the tree, but they were to bury him that day. The reason given is that one hanged on a tree is accursed of God, so the land would not be defiled. Les teaches this was a preview of what Christ accomplished in our behalf; the one hanged on a tree points to Christ, and II Corinthians 5:21 says God made Him to be sin for us.
And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:
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