Leviticus 21:1-24; Psalms 124:1-127:5; Mark 7:24-8:10
After he is sold he may be redeemed again. One of his brothers may redeem him. Leviticus 25:48 NKJV
God provided a rescue for indebted and enslaved ones, through a willing kinsmen-redeemer’s work. This legal principle forms the background of the recovery of Naomi and Ruth’s inheritance (Ruth 2-4). But in striking imagery, it also points forward to a greater redeemer, who became our kinsman through incarnation and purchased us from sin’s slavery through His sacrifice (Heb. 2:9-18). This ransom exceeds the whole world’s worth, for it rests on the Lord’s infinitely valuable life. Although we cannot calculate the cost of Christ’s redemption payment, we can thank and worship Him for His “indescribable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15). —Keith Keyser
Lord! who can pay the mighty debt of love so rich as Thine?
Love, which surpasseth finding out, unspeakable, divine! —C. Jouard