God as Saviour
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· 18 viewsGod 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.
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God is the only Saviour
God is the only Saviour
Tell ye, and bring them near;
Yea, let them take counsel together:
Who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time?
Have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me;
A just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth:
For I am God, and there is none else.
See also Jdg 10:13–14; Is 43:11; Je 2:28; Je 3:23; Je 11:12
God’s deliverance can be worked through a human agent
God’s deliverance can be worked through a human agent
Nevertheless the Lord raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
See also Ge 45:5–7; Ex 3:10; Jos 10:6–10; Jdg 2:18; Jdg 6:14–16; 2 Ki 13:5; Is 45:1; Is 45:13
Examples of God’s saving deeds
Examples of God’s saving deeds
God delivers his people from Egypt:
God delivers his people from Egypt:
Ex 6:6–7; Ex 14:13–14; Ex 14:21–23; Ex 14:27–28; Ps 77:19–20; Ho 13:4
God delivers David from various dangers:
God delivers David from various dangers:
1 Sa 17:37; 2 Sa 22:1–3; 2 Sa 22:18; Ps 3:8
Da 6:16–22 God delivers Daniel from the lions’ den.
God delivers the apostles from prison:
God delivers the apostles from prison:
Ac 5:18–19; Ac 12:6–11; Ac 16:25–26
God’s acts of deliverance reveal his nature and character
God’s acts of deliverance reveal his nature and character
The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
See also Ps 98:2; Is 49:6; Lk 3:4–6; Is 40:3–5; Ro 1:16
His strength is seen
His strength is seen
Ps 18:2 “rock” and “horn” symbolise God’s strength; they are fequently used to emphasise his ability to save.
See also Ex 15:2; 1 Sa 2:1; 2 Sa 22:2–3; 2 Sa 22:47; Ps 28:8
His glory is seen
His glory is seen
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.
See also Ex 14:17–18; Nu 14:22; Ps 85:9; Is 66:19; Eze 39:21
God’s deliverance is anticipated
God’s deliverance is anticipated
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily:
Be thou my strong rock,
For an house of defence to save me.
See also Ge 49:18; Ps 35:4; Ps 69:13–15; Is 33:22; Is 35:4
God’s deliverance is promised
God’s deliverance is promised
Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
See also Ps 50:15; Ps 91:14; Is 38:6; Is 46:4; Eze 34:12
Implications of God’s deliverance for believers
Implications of God’s deliverance for believers
God is able to deliver believers from trials and testing
God is able to deliver believers from trials and testing
And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
See also Da 12:1; Mt 6:13; 1 Co 10:13; 2 Pe 2:9; Re 3:10
God is able to deliver believers from sin and death
God is able to deliver believers from sin and death
Ro 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 Sa 12:13; Ps 33:19; Eze 37:23; 1 Co 15:56–57; 2 Co 1:9–10
Testimony to God as Saviour and deliverer
Testimony to God as Saviour and deliverer
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
See also Ps 13:5; Ps 18:46–48; Is 61:10; Da 6:27; Hab 3:18; Lk 1:47; 1 Ti 4:10
