“Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy” ~ Psalm 107:2
I kept hearing this scripture all day in my spirit! Such a timely scripture since we just entered into the Hebrew month of Nisan a week ago and one of the key things about Nisan is it’s a month of redemption.
Psalm 107:2 “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the enemy;” One translation says “let the redeemed tell their story” and the NLT says “Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out!!” I did just that as I went for my afternoon walk. I began speaking forth what His redemption purchased for me.
SLAVES SET FREE
What does it mean to be redeemed? What does it mean to be slaves set free!
Slavery was a common institution in the ancient world… a man might be born into slavery, he might be captured by an invading army and placed into slavery, or he might have fallen into debt with no way to pay and therefore sold into slavery. Once a slave, he could gain his freedom again… but it was very costly.
There are 3 Greek words for redemption…
- agorazo which means a purchase made in the market place
- peripoieo which means to acquire or purchase for oneself
- lutroo which means liberated… the ransom price paid for loosing captives from their bonds and setting them at liberty.
When Jesus redeemed us, we were not just purchased from the market place of sin and death (agorazo).. or even purchased for Himself (peripoieo)…. we were purchased and our bonds were loosed, we were set free and given liberty in Him (lutroo)!! We were redeemed by His blood (1 Cor 6:19-20; Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 1:18-19; Revelations 5:9). He paid the ransom and declared “it is finished (John 19:30).”
IT IS FINISHED — PAID IN FULL
It is finished… or “teletesta” in Greek can also be translated “paid in full”. It does not mean just to complete a task but to carry it out fully, to perfection. His work of redemption is fully complete and nothing needs to be or can be added to it.
Tetelesta was a legal term. When a Roman prisoner had finished serving his sentence, the judge would inscribe the word “tetelesta” on the release paper which guaranteed his deliverance and liberty. The charges for those crimes could never be brought against him again. When Jesus cried “TETELESTAI” on the cross, He was saying that anyone who places his trust in His sacrificial death, receives in essence a “certificate of debt” with the inscription of “tetelestai”, indicating that all their “crimes” (past, present and future) against God have been PAID FOR IN FULL!
Christ has utterly wiped out or completely obliterated the condemning evidence of broken laws and commandments which always hung over our heads, and has completely annulled it by nailing it over His own head on the Cross.
And then He disarmed the powers against us, He publicly exposed them, shattered, shamed, emptied and defeated, completely stripped them of all power – Col 2:14-15
LAW OF FIRST MENTION — REDEEMED
Redeem is first mentioned in Gen 48:16 next to the names of Jacob’s grandson’s Manasseh and Ephraim as Jacob is blessing them after he has adopted them. The adoption of them by Jacob, made them sons with full inheritance rights equal to Joseph…. we have become sons with full inheritance rights equal to that of Jesus.
We have been redeemed from the curse of the law (Gal 3:13). The scripture does not say Christ has redeemed us from the law, as if to say the law is a curse. No, the law of God is not a curse, the law is holy, and just, and good (Romans 7:12). What Christ has redeemed us from is the curse of the law.. the penalty or punishment of disobedience! ALL the curses!!
Deuteronomy 28:15-68 is a list of the curses. He has redeemed us from sickness, pain, sorrow, depression, poverty and even death that came as a result for disobeying God. We were redeemed from the curse so that the blessing of Abraham (Gen 12:2-3) might come upon us….. the Gentiles, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. (Gal 3:14)
He didn’t just redeem us and leave us to fend for ourselves in our new found freedom. He redeemed us from the dominion of darkness and redeemed us (transferred us) into the Kingdom of His dear Son.
2 Peter 1:3 tells us that His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness. Below are some of the things His redemption purchased for us – this is not an exhaustive list.. definitely do your own study
- Col 1:19-22 – we were reconciled to God in Him and presented holy, blameless and without reproach; made righteous.
- Col 2:13-15 – we were made alive with Him, forgiven our trespasses, canceled the record of debt with it’s legal demands, and completely stripped the enemy’s power over us.
- 1 Thes 5:9-10 – we obtained salvation… Sozo: forgiveness of sins, healing, deliverance, and prosperity… made whole, complete, lacking nothing.
- 1 Pe 2:24 – we are dead to sin, alive to righteousness, healed
- Rom 6:6 – we are no longer slaves to sin
- Galatians 4:5 – we received adoptions as sons
- Isaiah 44:22 – our transgressions are blotted out
- Romans 6:4 – we walk in newness of life
- Ephesians 1:1-23 – we have been blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
- Rev 1:6 – we are made kings and priests
- Titus 2:14 – we have become pure
- Galatians 3:14 – we received the promise of the Spirit
When you know you are fully, completely redeemed, your walk with God will change.
You’ll see yourself in a brand new light. You will know God has placed such great value on you because He purchased you through the precious blood of His dear Son. And you will tell others your story of redemption…. declaring that the Redeemer lives in you and that it is for freedom He set you free, never again to be subject to the yoke of slavery (Galatians 5:1)!
~ Robin
It Is Finished 
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