He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- BSB He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NKJV He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NASB So He saved them from the hand of one who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
- NLT So he rescued them from their enemies and redeemed them from their foes.
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Quick answer
God saved and redeemed Israel from the hand of those who hated them. It matters because He rescues His people from enemies they could not overcome.
Overview
At the sea God delivered Israel from the pursuing Egyptians (Exodus 14:30). The language of saving and redeeming highlights God as the mighty Deliverer. This redemption from bondage and enemies foreshadows the greater redemption from sin and death in Christ.
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- Exod 14:30Thus Yahweh saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.
- Ps 107:2Let the redeemed by Yahweh say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
- Mic 6:4For I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage. I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
- Ps 136:24And has delivered us from our adversaries; for his loving kindness endures forever:
- Job 6:22–23Did I say, ‘Give to me?’ or, ‘Offer a present for me from your substance?’
- Exod 15:13“You, in your loving kindness, have led the people that you have redeemed. You have guided them in your strength to your holy habitation.
- Deut 11:4and what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red Sea to overflow them as they pursued you, and how Yahweh has destroyed them to this day;
- Exod 15:9–10The enemy said, ‘I will pursue. I will overtake. I will divide the plunder. My desire shall be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.’
- Neh 9:11You divided the sea before them, so that they went through the middle of the sea on the dry land; and you cast their pursuers into the depths, as a stone into the mighty waters.
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