Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5329 guarantee

5329 guarantee

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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A pledge given that a promise will be fulfilled; a deposit or down payment making fulfilment obligatory. All God's promises are guaranteed in and through Jesus Christ.

Laws relating to guarantees

Promises must be kept

Numbers 30:2 See also Psalm 15:4-5

The poor must not be oppressed

Exodus 22:26-27 See also Deuteronomy 24:6,10-12,17

Special laws relating to women

Numbers 30:3-16

Guarantees could be written or spoken

Numbers 30:2; Ezra 10:19

Examples of guarantees

Judah's pledge to bring Benjamin back

Genesis 43:8-9 See also Genesis 44:32

The people's pledge to keep the law

2 Kings 23:3; 2 Chronicles 34:32

Other examples of guarantees

Job 17:3 Job's need of a pledge; Job 22:6 Eliphaz' accusation against Job; Job 24:3 Job's complaint against the wicked; Esther 8:8 the king's seal; Ezekiel 17:18 Zedekiah's broken pledge; Amos 2:8 the priests taking pledges; Micah 7:20 God's pledge to his people; 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism understood as a pledge

God's promises are guaranteed in Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, the guarantee of salvation for believers

Hebrews 7:22 See also 2 Corinthians 1:18-20

The Holy Spirit, the guarantee of believers' inheritance

2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:13-14 See also 2 Corinthians 5:5

Salvation guaranteed to all who believe

Romans 4:16 See also Revelation 7:2-3; Revelation 9:4; Revelation 14:1

The oath of God is unbreakable

Numbers 23:19 See also Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:17-20