For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
“I know that my redeemer liveth,” cried Job from the depths of his suffering. It is one of the oldest confessions of faith in the Bible — a sure hope in a Redeemer, even before the full story was known.
To redeem is to buy back, to pay the price to set someone free — as a slave might be ransomed, or a lost inheritance recovered. A redeemer restores what was lost and liberates what was bound.
Christians see the Redeemer Job longed for revealed in Jesus, who bought us back not with silver or gold but with his own life. He paid the price to free us from sin and death.
Job's words ring with resurrection hope: “though... worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” Our Redeemer lives — and because he lives, all that was lost will one day be restored.
See also
Lamb of God
John the Baptist's name for Jesus — the sacrifice who bears away the sin of the world.
The Resurrection and the Life
Jesus' words at Lazarus' tomb — the one who holds the keys to life beyond death.
Son of God
The title declaring Jesus' unique, eternal relationship with the Father.
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