Dictionary of Bible Themes The OT provides many examples of God delivering his people from bondage, of which the greatest is the exodus. These acts of deliverance foreshadow and prepare the way for the redeeming work of God through Jesus Christ, revealed in the NT. Exodus 20:2God's people regain their freedom See also The exodus from Egypt as an act of deliverance Exodus 12:42; 16:6,32Joshua 24:6 Judges 6:8 The people of Israel were frequently reminded that God had delivered them from Egypt 2 Samuel 7:61 Kings 8:16 2 Chronicles 7:22 Psalms 80:8 Jeremiah 2:6; 11:4 Hosea 12:9 Amos 2:10 Micah 6:4 Haggai 2:5 Hebrews 8:9 Jude 1:5 Isaiah 35:3-10 See also The return from exile in Babylon as an act of deliverance Isaiah 43:14-45:5,14-17; 49:8-26; 51:22-52:12; 54:1-17; 61:1-62:12Ezekiel 36:24-36; 37:15-28 Deuteronomy 15:12-15 Freedom granted to individuals to reflect God's past deliverance Leviticus 25:10,39-43the sabbath year: all servants to be freed after six years The Year of Jubilee: all servants and slaves to be freed every fiftieth year: Exodus 19:4God's purposes in bringing about his people's freedom Numbers 15:41God sets his people free to be his own Hosea 13:4Exodus 19:3-6 Leviticus 25:55 God sets his people free to serve him Isaiah 43:21God sets his people free to praise him Leviticus 11:45Deuteronomy 28:9-10 God sets his people free to be holy Exodus 3:8God sets his people free to receive his promised gifts Numbers 14:7-8Deuteronomy 8:7-9 The inheritance is the promised land of Canaan, which foreshadows the gospel inheritance of eternal life in the kingdom of God Ezekiel 20:6Exodus 13:8-10 Freedom is conditional upon obedience Israel is commanded to remember the exodus as a matter of obedience Deuteronomy 28:25,47-48Israel's freedom depends upon continuing obedience to the LORD Judges 2:14; 3:7-8,12; 4:1-2; 6:12 Kings 17:6-23 Examples of Israel forfeiting freedom through sin Psalms 137:1-4See also 1105 God, power of1315 God as redeemer 1320 God as Saviour 4209 land, spiritual aspects 6634 deliverance 7141 people of God, OT 7215 exile, the 7221 exodus, the 7422 ritual 7434 sacrifice 7482 Year of Jubilee 8718 disobedience |
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