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
Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
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, Isaiah 45:13
Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them.
Examples of God's saving deeds
God delivers his people from Egypt: Exodus 6:6–7, Exodus 14:13–14, Exodus 14:21–23, Exodus 14:27–28; Psalm 77:19–20; Hosea 13:4; 1 Samuel 17:37; 2 Samuel 22:1–3 parallel Psalm 18:2; 2 Samuel 22:18 parallel Psalm 18:17; Psalm 3:8; Daniel 6:16–22 God delivers Daniel from the lions' den.; 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
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
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 parallel Psalm 118:14; 1 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 22:2–3, 2 Samuel 22:47 parallel Psalm 18:46; Psalm 28:8
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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
And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.
God's deliverance is anticipated
Psalm 31:2 See also Genesis 49:18; Psalm 35:4, Psalm 69:13–15; Isaiah 33:22, Isaiah 35:4
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
God's deliverance is promised
Exodus 6:6 See also Psalm 50:15, Psalm 91:14; Isaiah 38:6, Isaiah 46:4; Ezekiel 34:12
Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.
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
And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
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
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
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
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the lives of many people.
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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.