Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6600 Aspects of salvation » 6714 ransom
The price paid for redemption, that is, for setting something or someone free from some form of obligation or captivity.
Ransom paid for what has been devoted to the Lord
Exodus 13:12-13; Exodus 30:11-16; Exodus 34:20; Leviticus 27:1-33; Numbers 3:40-51; Numbers 18:14-17
Ransom of a person's life instead of punishment
Exodus 21:28-32
Ransom from poverty and misfortune, including widowhood
See also
Leviticus 25:25-28,47-55; Ruth 4:1-13; Proverbs 13:8
Limitations on ransom payments
Numbers 35:31-32 See also Leviticus 27:29
Paying a ransom to God
Psalm 49:7-8 See also Exodus 30:12-16; Job 33:24
Promises of redemption for the Lord's ransomed people
Isaiah 51:11 pp Isaiah 35:10 See also Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 43:3-5; Jeremiah 31:11; Hosea 13:14
The death of Jesus Christ seen as a ransom
Mark 10:45 pp Matthew 20:28 See also Acts 20:28; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:15; 2 Peter 2:1
The priceless value of the ransom of Jesus Christ
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 See also 1 Corinthians 7:23; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelation 5:9
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