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Surety. one who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety of the better covenant ( Hebrews 7:22). In him we have the assurance that all its provisions will be fully and faithfully carried out. Solomon warns against incautiously becoming security for another ( Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16). These dictionary topics are from
In Biblical law, the surety is the person who when the debt matures, “intervenes” (Heb. ’arab), in favor of the insolvent debtor, and assumes responsibility for the payment of the debt, either by obtaining it from the debtor or by substituting himself for him (R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 172).
The Apostle Paul, in the book of Hebrews, reveals a facet of Jesus' sacrifice that is both profound and encouraging. By so much was Jesus made a surety ( egguos) of a better testament (Hebrews 7:22, KJV).
SU'RETY, n. Certainty; indubitableness. Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs-- Gen.15. 1. Security; safety. Yet for the more surety they looked round about. 2. Foundation of stability; support.
Do not be with those who {give a pledge} {by becoming} surety. Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. As a crane -- a swallow -- so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression is on me, be my surety.
Surety. One who makes himself personally responsible for the safe appearing of another, Genesis 43:9 44:32, or for the full payment of his debts, etc., Proverbs 22:26.
A person who is legally responsible for the debt of another or the money or thing of value put down to guarantee the debt. Should there be a default, the surety would have to pay the debt or even be enslaved until the debt was paid. Judah became surety for Benjamin to Joseph (Genesis 43:9; Genesis.
Surety. one who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety of the better covenant ( Hebrews 7:22). In him we have the assurance that all its provisions will be fully and faithfully carried out. Solomon warns against incautiously becoming security for another ( Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16). These dictionary topics are from
In Scripture, Christ is called "the surety of a better testament." Hebrews 7:22 . He undertook to make atonement for the sins of men, and thus prepare the way to deliver them from the punishment to which they had rendered themselves liable.
Jesus is called "the surety (egguos) of a better covenant" (Hebrews 7:22). Jesus is the pledge or surety that through Him we may obtain the assurance and certainty that a more excellent covenant has been established by God, and are assured also of the truth of the promises connected with it.
