No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them--the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough--so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
the ransom for a life is costly
Numbers 35:31 " 'Do not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer, who deserves to die. They are to be put to death.' "
Exodus 21:30 "However, if payment is demanded, the owner may redeem his life by the payment of whatever is demanded."
Job 6:22 "Have I ever said, 'Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth, ...'?"
Proverbs 13:8 A person's riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
no payment is ever enough
Matthew 16:26 "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"
Matthew 20:28 "... just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Hebrews 9:15 For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance--now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.
so that they should live on forever and not see decay
Psalm 22:29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before him--those who cannot keep themselves alive.
Psalm 89:48 Who can live and not see death, or who can escape the power of the grave?
Psalm 16:9-10 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
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