Job 33:24

A Third Way God Warns People

²³ If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty; ²⁴ Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. ²⁵ His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.

Go Down to the Pit

Going Down to the Pit

Be Gracious

Job

Job 33:18

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

Exodus 33:19

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Exodus 34:6-7

And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Job 22:21

Reconcile thyself now with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

Job 36:10-11

And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

Job 36:18

Because there is wrath, beware lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.

Psalm 22:4

Our fathers confided in thee: they confided, and thou didst deliver them.

Psalm 30:9-12

What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

Psalm 40:2

And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:

Psalm 49:7-8

None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,

Psalm 71:3

Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Psalm 86:5

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

Psalm 86:13

For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.

Psalm 86:15

But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.

Isaiah 38:17-19

Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah; say unto him, Forgive all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips.

Hosea 14:4

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him.

Micah 7:18-20

Who is a God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness.

Zechariah 9:11

As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

Matthew 20:28

as indeed the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Romans 3:24-26

being justified freely by his grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

Romans 5:20-21

But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded,

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony to be rendered in its own times;

1 Peter 1:18-19

knowing that ye have been redeemed, not by corruptible things, as silver or gold, from your vain conversation handed down from your fathers,