Galatians 3:10-14:
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.
And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit though faith.
Notes on Galatians 3:10-14:
The Old Testament quote in verse 10 is taken from the last verse of Deuteronomy 27. Because that is the verse just before Deuteronomy 28 (I’ll bet you figured that out), it identifies the context of the “curse of the Law” in verse 13 as the curse specified in the Law in Deuteronomy 28.
We are legally free from the things listed in the “curse of the Law” because Christ became a curse for us. He allowed Himself to be cursed by God. He was “made sin” for us when He died on the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). He “became a curse” for us. The Law’s curse included every sickness there is. Therefore, we are redeemed from every sickness because Christ was made sick in our place. (Isaiah 53:10 literally says that He was made sick; see Isaiah’s Prophecy of Redemption for more on this.)
Some people have defined being redeemed from the curse of the Law as being free from the curse of having to live under the Law. However, the “genitive” (possessive) Greek word used indicates that we are redeemed from the Law’s curse – the curse belonging to the Law, as opposed to being redeemed from living under the Law, which is also true but not the point of this passage.
Receiving the promise of the Spirit refers not to being baptized in the Holy Spirit (which Abraham never was), but receiving the promise that the Spirit made to Abraham, that is, his blessing.
I could say a LOT more here about this passage, but I DID say a lot more about it in many other discussions in this book, so I’ll refer you to them below.
See also:
The Baseball Diamond of Healing
Isaiah’s Prophecy of Redemption
You Are Holy and Worthy to Receive Healing
BEING Anointed vs. FEELING Anointed
How to Be Baptized with the Holy Spirit
Are Women Redeemed from Labor Pains?
Why Are So Few People Healed of the Common Cold and the Flu?
Did Jesus Literally Bear ALL Our Diseases or Just Representative Samples of Each One?
Objection: Galatians 3:13’s “Curse” Speaks of Spiritual Death, Not Sickness or Poverty
Objection: The Earth Is Under a Curse Because of Adam, So Sickness Will Continue Until Jesus Returns
Objection: If You Could Always Get Healed, You Would Live Forever
Objection: Sickness Can Be the Chastening of the Lord
Objection: Our Bodies Are Not Yet Redeemed, So We Are Still Subject to Sickness
Objection: Our Bodies Wear Out. Even Some Healing Ministers Wear Glasses!
Objection: Our Sickness, Disease and Illnesses Keep Us Dependent upon God
Objection: God’s Healing Covenant in the Law of Moses Was Only for the Jews
Objection: The New Testament Emphasizes Spiritual Blessings, Not Material Blessings
Objection: The Curse Was Corporate, Not Personal, So You Could Not Be Personally Redeemed from It
Objection: Lawbreakers Are Under “A” Curse (Damnation), not “THE” Curse in Deuteronomy 28
Objection: Christ Gave Himself for Our Sins, Not Our Sicknesses (Galatians 1:4)
Objection: Jesus Could Not Have Borne Female-Specific Illnesses in His Own Body on the Cross
Condition: Consumption (Tuberculosis)