Deuteronomy 21:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

He that is hanged is accursed of god

2 Corinthians 5:21

Thy land

Leviticus 18:25

Numbers 35:33

General references

Acts 5:6

Bible References

He that is hanged is accursed of god

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the princes of the people and disjoint them before the LORD hanging them from a tree against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

Therefore, the sons of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but shall turn their backs before their enemies because they have been in the anathema; neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the anathema from among you.

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will disjoint them, hanging them from a tree, unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

For I could wish that myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren, those who are my kinsmen according to the flesh,

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, (for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree),

If any man does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema. Our Lord has come.

For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Thy land

and the land became defiled; therefore, I visited its iniquity upon it, and the land itself vomited out her inhabitants.

So ye shall not pollute the land where ye are, for this blood shall defile the land; and the land cannot be reconciled of the blood that is shed therein except by the blood of the one that shed it.

General references

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out and buried him.