INTRODUCTION:  In the Bible we find many references to transactions and covenants.  Often the transaction or covenant is between two men, but there are also many references to a covenant or transaction that has to do with God and man’s relationship.  In our passage we find one of those references and it is found in the usage of the word surety.  Now we know that Christ was made a surety of a better testament but what exactly does that mean?  Let’s look at the ways God uses the word or a form of the word throughout and see what we can learn about what Christ has done for us.

1. THE SURETY OF A MATTER
1. A Surety is in Effect for the Sake of a Debt (Proverbs 22:26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
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2. Removes All Doubts
1. Abraham’s Seed in Captivity (Genesis 15:13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not their's, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
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2. Isaac’s Wife (Genesis 26:9And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife; and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
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3. The Omniscience of Christ (John 16:30Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God.
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4. That Jesus was Christ (John 6:69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
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3. Is a Confirmation (Genesis 23:17And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
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4. Is A Guarantee of Payment (Proverbs 27:13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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5. Making Something Sure Completes the Deal (Matthew 27:64-66 [64] Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. [65] Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. [66] So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.
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6. Brings Peace (Isaiah 32:18And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
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2. THE SURETY WORK OF A PERSON
1. One Can be Surety in the Place of Another (Genesis 43:9I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
   See All..., Genesis 44:32For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever.
   See All...; Psalm 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
   See All...; Proverbs 6:3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.
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2. Is Responsible for the Debt of Another Who Cannot Pay (Proverbs 6:1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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3. THE SURETY WORK OF CHRIST
1. Is in Effect Because of Man’s Debt of Sin (Romans 5:14Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
   See All...; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22 [21] For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. [22] For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
   See All...; Romans 3:23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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2. He Has Become a Surety in the Place of Another (2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
   See All...; Galatians 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
   See All...; Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
   See All..., Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
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3. He Took On Him the Debt that Men Could Not Pay
1. We Miss Hell Because He Suffered it
2. We Go To Heaven Based Upon His Righteousness
4. He Completed the Transaction with the Father (Isaiah 53:11He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
   See All...; Hebrews 10:12But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
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5. He Removes any Doubts as to Our Eternity
6. He Has Brought Peace Because the Transaction is Settled (Romans 5:1Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
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