Section 5
In Luke 23:44 and 45 we see two matters accomplished by God: darkness coming over the whole land and the veil of the temple being torn. These are signs proving that from the sixth hour until the ninth hour, that is, from noon until three o'clock in the afternoon, God came in to judge the Redeemer, who was dying as our Sub stitute. His death was not for Himself; it was for us. Therefore, we may call His death a vicarious death. This death was accomplished by Him for us on the cross and under God's judgment.
THE MAN-SAVIOR FORSAKEN BY GOD
During the hours from noon until three o'clock, God put all our sins upon the Lord Jesus. In the words of Isaiah 53:6, "the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." The darkness signifies that God had put our sins upon Him. Furthermore, 2 Corinthians 5:21 says that God made Him to be sin for us. Hence, God not only put our sins upon Him; He even made Him to be sin on our behalf. This took place during the second period of three hours.
It was also during these hours that God for sook the Man-Savior (Mark 15:34). Because the Lord is God's beloved Son, God always delighted in Him. But because God regarded Him as our