What is True Redemption?
In accordance with Yahweh’s plan and purpose, Yahshua came “To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” (Gal 4:5) “…for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.” (Heb 9:15) For He “…gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.: (Tit 2:14) Therefore, “…we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins” (Col 1:14)
Unfortunately, the true meaning of redemption is not well understood, if at all, but before we can fully comprehend its meaning and significance, we must first understand to whom these promises were made. Which people had been “under the law” and had made “transgressions under the first covenant” and yet had “the promise of the eternal inheritance” and called “unto himself a peculiar people”?
According to the bible, the simple answer is Israel. The scriptures only record Yahweh giving His laws (commandments, statutes and judgements) to them and no other nation. Therefore, only Israel could be ‘under the law’ (Ex 20 to Deut 34):
“And Yahweh said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.” (Ex 24:12)
“Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.” (Mal 4:4)
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you…Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as Yahweh our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons…And Yahweh spake unto you out of the midst of the fire…And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. And Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.” (Deut 4:1-15)
It was only with Israel whom Yahweh made the ‘first covenant’:
“And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. Yahweh made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.” (Deut 5:1-3)
“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.” (Heb 8:7-9)
If the ‘first covenant’ had only been made with Israel, then only Israel could transgress it and this is what the bible clearly states they did:
“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.” (Jos 7:11)
“And the anger of Yahweh was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice” (Judges 2:20)
“Because they obeyed not the voice of Yahweh their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.” (2 Ki 18:12)
“Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.” (Dan 9:11)
Yahweh promised to make a new covenant with Israel that they might receive “the promise of the eternal inheritance” after they had made transgressions under the first testament (covenant):
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” (Heb 9:15)
“For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah” (Heb 8:8)
It was Israel who had been given the inheritance:
“And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel…and I have remembered My covenant…I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’” (Ex 6:5-8)
“Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” (Ps 8:2)
“In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.” (Jer 3:18)
“He is the Lord our God…He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” (Ps 105:7-11)
In fact, Moses records Israel as being Yahweh’s own inheritance:
“I prayed therefore unto Yahweh, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.” (Deut 9:26)
“But Yahweh hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.” (Deut 4:20)
“For Yahweh’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.” (Deut 32:9)
Lastly, only Israel has been called “unto Himself a peculiar people” or treasure:
“For thou art an holy people unto Yahweh thy God, and Yahweh hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.” (Deut 14:2)
“And Yahweh hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;” (Deut 26:18)
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:” (Ex 19:5)
“For Yahweh hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.” (Ps 135:4)
Despite demonstrating that the above promises of redemption were indeed made to Israel since only they meet the criteria, some may still be asking, but surely He has redeemed everyone, not just Israel? This of course would be a fair and reasonable question, since most people assume redemption is similar to salvation. However this would be a mistake. While salvation can apply to anyone, redemption is much more exclusive and narrower in application. This is because it legally means “A repurchase; a buying back” (Blacks Law Dictionary) The Strong’s Concordance also confirms its meaning as to ‘buy back’ by the previous owner or their next of kin:
“to redeem…that is, to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.)…(do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk (-man), purchase, ransom, redeem (-er)…” (Strong’s Concordance 1350)
“redemption (including the right and the object); by implication relationship: kindred, redeem, redemption, right.” (Strong’s Concordance 1353)
Of course, this is all in accordance with Yahweh’s law which also defines redemption as the repurchase of a ‘person or property’ by the previous owner or their relative/kindred:
“If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.” (Lev 25:25-29)
“After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.” (Lev 25:48-49)
If we now put this all together, redemption means ‘the repurchase of something once possessed at a stipulated price, either by the previous owner or their relative’.
Again, this means only Israel could have been redeemed, since only Israel has been the ‘possession’ of Yahweh:
"For the people of Israel belong to Yahweh; Jacob is his special possession…” (Deut 32:9)
“For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” (Deut 7:6)
“For Yahweh has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.” (Ps 135:4)
“Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine…” (Ex 19:5)
Only Israel has had a direct relationship with Yahweh:
“And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Yahweh, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me” (Ex 4:22-23)
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.” (Isa 49:15)
“And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel…, and I have remembered My covenant. Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you as My people, and I will be your God” (Ex 6:5-7)
For “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” (Amos 3:2)
If this wasn’t yet clear enough, the Bible confirms in plain language that it was indeed Israel who was redeemed:
“But now thus saith Yahweh that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” (Isa 43:1)
“Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. Sing, O ye heavens; for Yahweh hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Yahweh hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.” (Isa 44:21-23)
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker is thine husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For Yahweh hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Yahweh thy Redeemer.” (Isa 54:4-8)
What wonderful words of comfort for the biblical Israelites and their descendants (the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic and other related people) for they are not without hope, but have been redeemed!
For more answers continue reading:
Gospel of the Kingdom of God
Keywords: british, repent, believe, faith, god, yahweh, yahshua, jesus, gospel, kingdom, truth, true, Anglo, Saxon, Celts, Celtic, Israel, Israelites, Britain, america, canada, redemption, redeem, canada, australia, new zealand
Unfortunately, the true meaning of redemption is not well understood, if at all, but before we can fully comprehend its meaning and significance, we must first understand to whom these promises were made. Which people had been “under the law” and had made “transgressions under the first covenant” and yet had “the promise of the eternal inheritance” and called “unto himself a peculiar people”?
According to the bible, the simple answer is Israel. The scriptures only record Yahweh giving His laws (commandments, statutes and judgements) to them and no other nation. Therefore, only Israel could be ‘under the law’ (Ex 20 to Deut 34):
“And Yahweh said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them.” (Ex 24:12)
“Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.” (Mal 4:4)
“Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Yahweh God of your fathers giveth you. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God which I command you…Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as Yahweh my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as Yahweh our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons…And Yahweh spake unto you out of the midst of the fire…And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. And Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.” (Deut 4:1-15)
It was only with Israel whom Yahweh made the ‘first covenant’:
“And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. Yahweh our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. Yahweh made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.” (Deut 5:1-3)
“For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.” (Heb 8:7-9)
If the ‘first covenant’ had only been made with Israel, then only Israel could transgress it and this is what the bible clearly states they did:
“Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.” (Jos 7:11)
“And the anger of Yahweh was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice” (Judges 2:20)
“Because they obeyed not the voice of Yahweh their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.” (2 Ki 18:12)
“Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.” (Dan 9:11)
Yahweh promised to make a new covenant with Israel that they might receive “the promise of the eternal inheritance” after they had made transgressions under the first testament (covenant):
“And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.” (Heb 9:15)
“For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah” (Heb 8:8)
It was Israel who had been given the inheritance:
“And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel…and I have remembered My covenant…I will take you as My people, and I will be your God. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I will give it to you as a heritage: I am the Lord.’” (Ex 6:5-8)
“Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession.” (Ps 8:2)
“In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers.” (Jer 3:18)
“He is the Lord our God…He remembers His covenant forever, The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations, The covenant which He made with Abraham, And His oath to Isaac, And confirmed it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel as an everlasting covenant, Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan as the allotment of your inheritance,” (Ps 105:7-11)
In fact, Moses records Israel as being Yahweh’s own inheritance:
“I prayed therefore unto Yahweh, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand.” (Deut 9:26)
“But Yahweh hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day.” (Deut 4:20)
“For Yahweh’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.” (Deut 32:9)
Lastly, only Israel has been called “unto Himself a peculiar people” or treasure:
“For thou art an holy people unto Yahweh thy God, and Yahweh hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.” (Deut 14:2)
“And Yahweh hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;” (Deut 26:18)
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:” (Ex 19:5)
“For Yahweh hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.” (Ps 135:4)
Despite demonstrating that the above promises of redemption were indeed made to Israel since only they meet the criteria, some may still be asking, but surely He has redeemed everyone, not just Israel? This of course would be a fair and reasonable question, since most people assume redemption is similar to salvation. However this would be a mistake. While salvation can apply to anyone, redemption is much more exclusive and narrower in application. This is because it legally means “A repurchase; a buying back” (Blacks Law Dictionary) The Strong’s Concordance also confirms its meaning as to ‘buy back’ by the previous owner or their next of kin:
“to redeem…that is, to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative’s property, marry his widow, etc.)…(do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk (-man), purchase, ransom, redeem (-er)…” (Strong’s Concordance 1350)
“redemption (including the right and the object); by implication relationship: kindred, redeem, redemption, right.” (Strong’s Concordance 1353)
Of course, this is all in accordance with Yahweh’s law which also defines redemption as the repurchase of a ‘person or property’ by the previous owner or their relative/kindred:
“If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.” (Lev 25:25-29)
“After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.” (Lev 25:48-49)
If we now put this all together, redemption means ‘the repurchase of something once possessed at a stipulated price, either by the previous owner or their relative’.
Again, this means only Israel could have been redeemed, since only Israel has been the ‘possession’ of Yahweh:
"For the people of Israel belong to Yahweh; Jacob is his special possession…” (Deut 32:9)
“For you are a people holy to Yahweh your God. Yahweh your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” (Deut 7:6)
“For Yahweh has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.” (Ps 135:4)
“Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine…” (Ex 19:5)
Only Israel has had a direct relationship with Yahweh:
“And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Yahweh, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me” (Ex 4:22-23)
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.” (Isa 49:15)
“And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel…, and I have remembered My covenant. Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you as My people, and I will be your God” (Ex 6:5-7)
For “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” (Amos 3:2)
If this wasn’t yet clear enough, the Bible confirms in plain language that it was indeed Israel who was redeemed:
“But now thus saith Yahweh that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.” (Isa 43:1)
“Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. Sing, O ye heavens; for Yahweh hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for Yahweh hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.” (Isa 44:21-23)
“Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. For thy Maker is thine husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For Yahweh hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith Yahweh thy Redeemer.” (Isa 54:4-8)
What wonderful words of comfort for the biblical Israelites and their descendants (the Anglo-Saxon-Celtic and other related people) for they are not without hope, but have been redeemed!
For more answers continue reading:
Gospel of the Kingdom of God
Keywords: british, repent, believe, faith, god, yahweh, yahshua, jesus, gospel, kingdom, truth, true, Anglo, Saxon, Celts, Celtic, Israel, Israelites, Britain, america, canada, redemption, redeem, canada, australia, new zealand