Emphasis Preaching Journal

In our age, much of the language of scripture is devoid of meaning. Redemption is a case in point. To most persons today, it is bank bonds or pawned jewelry that are redeemed, not people. To feel the force of the biblical text, we must travel in time and walk among ancient peoples. We must weep with a father and a mother when they receive word that their son was wounded and captured in war and they realize that they do not have enough wealth to redeem him from execution.