Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ransom » Of a man's life
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death; O death, I will be thy end; O Sheol, I will be thy destruction. Repentance shall be hid from my eyes.
If there is laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatever is laid upon him.
When thou takest the number of the sons of Israel after the sum of them, each one shall give a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou dost number them, that there be no mortality in them because of numbering them.
Therefore it is to be feared that he take thee away with a stroke, which cannot be avoided even with a great ransom.
none of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give God an atonement for him; (for the redemption of their soul is of great price, and they shall never pay it)
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he want to forgive, though thou givest many bribes.
Redemption » The present life, the only season for
Therefore it is to be feared that he take thee away with a stroke, which cannot be avoided even with a great ransom. Will he esteem thy riches? No, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.