Kinsman-Redeemer - Hebrew - goel
to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman
by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance
to redeem (by payment)
to redeem (with God as subject)
individuals from death
•Israel from Egyptian bondage
•Israel from exile (BDB)
A Hebrew term which comes from the word ga'al ("to redeem"), hence meaning "redeemer", which in the Bible and the rabbinical tradition denotes a person who as the nearest relative of another is charged with the duty of restoring the rights of another and avenging his wrongs.
"kinsman", "redeemer", and "avenger” (KJV)
To redeem the relative from slavery, if the latter had been obliged to sell himself into serfdom (Leviticus 25:48-49)
To repurchase the property of a relative who had had to sell it because of poverty
To avenge the blood of his relative
To marry his brother’s widow in order to have a son for his brother, in case the brother didn’t have a son to pass his name forth (Deuteronomy 25:5-6)
And to receive the restitution if the injured relative had died (Numbers 5:8)
The Kinsman-Redeemer must...
1.Be related by blood to those he redeems (DEUT 25:5, 7-10; JOHN 1:14; ROM 1:3; PHIL 2:5-8; HEB 2:14-15).
2.Be able to pay the price of redemption (2:1; 1 PETER 1:18-19).
3.Be willing to redeem (3:11; MATT 20:28; JOHN 10:15, 18; HEB 10:7).
4.Be free Himself (Christ was free from the curse of sin).
