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Dictionary of Bible Themes – 6714 ransom
6714 ransom
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
Ex 13:12-13; Ex 30:11-16; Ex 34:20; Lev 27:1-33; Nu 3:40-51; Nu 18:14-17
Ransom of a person’s life instead of punishment
Ransom from poverty and misfortune, including widowhood
See also Lev 25:25-28,47-55; Ru 4:1-13; Pr 13:8Limitations on ransom payments
Nu 35:31-32 See also Lev 27:29
Paying a ransom to God
Ps 49:7-8 See also Ex 30:12-16; Job 33:24
Promises of redemption for the Lord’s ransomed people
Isa 51:11 pp Isa 35:10 See also Isa 40:2; Isa 43:3-5; Jer 31:11; Hos 13:14
The death of Jesus Christ seen as a ransom
Mk 10:45 pp Mt 20:28 See also Ac 20:28; 1Ti 2:5-6; Tit 2:14; Heb 9:15; 2Pe 2:1
The priceless value of the ransom of Jesus Christ
1Co 6:19-20 See also 1Co 7:23; 1Pe 1:18-19; Rev 5:9
See also
| 1315 | God as redeemer |
| 2321 | Christ as redeemer |
| 2410 | cross, the |
| 6658 | freedom |
| 6720 | redemption |
| 6752 | substitution |
| 7140 | people of God |
| 7314 | blood |
| 7388 | kinsman-redeemer |
| 7446 | slavery |
| 7482 | Year of Jubilee |
Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture index copyright Martin H. Manser, 2009. As Editor, Martin Manser wishes to thank all those who compiled or edited the NIV Thematic Study Bible, on which this work is based.
