was given for life, in accordance with the Old Testament sacrificial system (especially described in Leviticus), in which both the sin offering and the whole burnt offering foreshadowed the expiatory sacrifice of the Son of God, as well as the offering of his holy life on our behalf. Thus occurred what John Calvin called ‘the wondrous exchange,’ in which Christ takes our place, that we might take his place.6 Paul more fully explicates the meaning of the ransom in 2 Corinthians 5:21: ‘For he hath