Redemption means to ‘buy back’ (or ransom) and then set free someone who has been enslaved (to redeem them). In the Old Testament, God’s great act of redemption was His setting free of the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt (Exodus 6:6, Exodus 20:1-2). In the New Testament, God’s ultimate act of redemption is His setting free of all His people from their slavery to sin, which He achieves through His precious Son’s death and resurrection (Galatians 4:3-5). Jesus dies as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45, Hebrews 9:15), He pays the price necessary to redeem us and sets us free in order to obey Him (1 Peter 1:18-19, Romans 6:11-23).
