Dictionary of Bible Themes: 1320 God, as Saviour

1320 God, as Saviour

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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God is the only Saviour and deliverer of his people. His work of salvation is inaugurated in the OT, and reaches its climax in the work of Jesus Christ.

God is the only Saviour

Isaiah 45:21-22 See also Judges 10:13-14; Isaiah 43:11; Jeremiah 2:28; Jeremiah 3:23; Jeremiah 11:12

God's deliverance can be worked through a human agent

Judges 2:16 See also Genesis 45:5-7; Exodus 3:10; Joshua 10:6-10; Judges 2:18; Judges 6:14-16; 2 Kings 13:5; Isaiah 45:1,13

Examples of God's saving deeds

God delivers his people from Egypt:

Exodus 6:6-7; Exodus 14:13-14,21-23,27-28; Psalm 77:19-20; Hosea 13:4

God delivers David from various dangers:

1 Samuel 17:37; 2 Samuel 22:1-3 pp Psalm 18:2; 2 Samuel 22:18 pp Psalm 18:17; Psalm 3:8 Daniel 6:16-22 God delivers Daniel from the lions' den.

God delivers the apostles from prison:

Acts 5:18-19; Acts 12:6-11; Acts 16:25-26

God's acts of deliverance reveal his nature and character

Isaiah 52:10 See also Psalm 98:2; Isaiah 49:6; Luke 3:4-6; Isaiah 40:3-5; Romans 1:16

His strength is seen

Psalm 18:2 “rock” and “horn” symbolise God's strength; they are fequently used to emphasise his ability to save. See also Exodus 15:2 pp Psalm 118:14; 1 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 22:2-3,47 pp Psalm 18:46; Psalm 28:8

His glory is seen

Exodus 14:4 See also Exodus 14:17-18; Numbers 14:22; Psalm 85:9; Isaiah 66:19; Ezekiel 39:21

God's deliverance is anticipated

God's deliverance is promised

Implications of God's deliverance for believers

God is able to deliver believers from trials and testing

2 Timothy 4:18 See also Daniel 12:1; Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 2:9; Revelation 3:10

God is able to deliver believers from sin and death

Romans 7:24-25 God delivers both from death owing to adversity and from death that comes about as a result of sin. See also 2 Samuel 12:13; Psalm 33:19; Ezekiel 37:23; 1 Corinthians 15:56-57; 2 Corinthians 1:9-10

Testimony to God as Saviour and deliverer

Genesis 50:20 See also Psalm 13:5; Psalm 18:46-48; Isaiah 61:10; Daniel 6:27; Habakkuk 3:18; Luke 1:47; 1 Timothy 4:10