Freedom, acts of in OT
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· 4 viewsThe 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.
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God’s people regain their freedom
God’s people regain their freedom
The exodus from Egypt as an act of deliverance
The exodus from Egypt as an act of deliverance
2 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
See also ; ; The people of Israel were frequently reminded that God had delivered them from Egypt; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
The return from exile in Babylon as an act of deliverance
The return from exile in Babylon as an act of deliverance
3 Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. 7 The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 8 A highway shall be there, and a road, And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, But it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, Shall not go astray. 9 No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there, 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Freedom granted to individuals to reflect God’s past deliverance
Freedom granted to individuals to reflect God’s past deliverance
the sabbath year: all servants to be freed after six years
The Year of Jubilee: all servants and slaves to be freed every fiftieth year:
The Year of Jubilee: all servants and slaves to be freed every fiftieth year:
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God’s purposes in bringing about his people’s freedom
God’s purposes in bringing about his people’s freedom
God sets his people free to be his own
God sets his people free to be his own
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God sets his people free to serve him
God sets his people free to serve him
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God sets his people free to praise him
God sets his people free to praise him
21 This people I have formed for Myself; They shall declare My praise.
God sets his people free to be holy
God sets his people free to be holy
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God sets his people free to receive his promised gifts
God sets his people free to receive his promised gifts
The inheritance is the promised land of Canaan, which foreshadows the gospel inheritance of eternal life in the kingdom of God; ; ;
Freedom is conditional upon obedience
Freedom is conditional upon obedience
Israel is commanded to remember the exodus as a matter of obedience
Israel is commanded to remember the exodus as a matter of obedience
8 And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, ‘This is done because of what the Lord did for me when I came up from Egypt.’ 9 It shall be as a sign to you on your hand and as a memorial between your eyes, that the Lord’s law may be in your mouth; for with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt. 10 You shall therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
Israel’s freedom depends upon continuing obedience to the Lord
Israel’s freedom depends upon continuing obedience to the Lord
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Examples of Israel forfeiting freedom through sin
Examples of Israel forfeiting freedom through sin
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