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The concept of "delivers" in the Bible is deeply rooted in the understanding of God's intervention and salvation in the lives of His people. Throughout Scripture, God is portrayed as a deliverer who rescues His people from physical, spiritual, and eternal peril.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the theme of deliverance is prominently displayed in the narrative of the Exodus. God delivers the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, demonstrating His power and faithfulness. Exodus 14:30 states, "That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore." This act of deliverance becomes a foundational event for the Israelites, symbolizing God's ability to save His people from oppression and bondage.

The Psalms frequently speak of God as a deliverer. Psalm 34:17 declares, "The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles." This verse emphasizes the personal nature of God's deliverance, assuring believers that God is attentive to their cries and capable of rescuing them from distress.

Prophetic Literature

The prophets also speak of deliverance, often in the context of future hope and restoration. Isaiah 46:4 promises, "Even to your old age I will be the same, and even to your graying years I will bear you! I have done it, and I will carry you; I will bear you and deliver you." Here, God reassures His people of His enduring commitment to deliver them throughout their lives.

New Testament Fulfillment

In the New Testament, the theme of deliverance is fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Jesus is portrayed as the ultimate deliverer who saves humanity from sin and death. Matthew 1:21 proclaims, "She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins." This deliverance is not merely physical but spiritual, offering eternal salvation.

The Apostle Paul frequently writes about deliverance in his epistles. In Colossians 1:13 , he states, "He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son." This verse highlights the transformative nature of Christ's deliverance, moving believers from a state of spiritual darkness into the light of God's kingdom.

Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance

The New Testament also addresses deliverance in the context of spiritual warfare. Ephesians 6:12 reminds believers, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world's darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." In this battle, God provides deliverance through the armor of God, enabling believers to stand firm against spiritual adversaries.

Practical Implications

For believers, the concept of deliverance is both a source of hope and a call to trust in God's power and faithfulness. It encourages Christians to rely on God in times of trouble, knowing that He is able to rescue and save. The assurance of deliverance also inspires believers to live in obedience and faith, confident in the ultimate victory secured through Christ.

In summary, the biblical theme of deliverance encompasses God's historical acts of salvation, His promises of future rescue, and the ultimate deliverance achieved through Jesus Christ. It is a testament to God's unwavering commitment to His people and His power to save them from all forms of bondage and peril.

Greek

4991. soteria -- deliverance, salvation
... Cognate: 4991 (from 4982 , "to save, rescue") -- , ie God's rescue which delivers
believers out of destruction His safety. See 4982 (). ...
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3874. paraklesis -- a calling to one's aid, ie encouragement ...
... Cognate: 3874 -- properly, a call (urging), done by someone "close beside," ie
a that delivers the "evidence that stands up in God's court.". ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4898. Meshezabel -- "God delivers," an Israelite name
... Meshezabel. 4899 . "God delivers," an Israelite name. Transliteration: Meshezabel
Phonetic Spelling: (mesh-ay-zab-ale') Short Definition: Meshezabel. ...
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3467. yasha -- to deliver
... 1), avenging (2), brought salvation (2), deliver (27), delivered (8), deliverer
(3), deliverers (1), deliverers who delivered (1), delivers (2), endowed with ...
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6403. palat -- to escape
... root Definition to escape NASB Word Usage calves (1), carries it off (1), deliver
(5), delivered (4), deliverer (5), delivers (3), escape (1), preserve (2 ...
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2502a. chalats -- to draw off or out, withdraw
... root Definition to draw off or out, withdraw NASB Word Usage delivered (4), delivers
(1), offer (1), plundered (1), pull (1), removed (1), rescue (5), rescued ...
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5414. nathan -- to give, put, set
... 1), conferred (1), consider (1), consign (1), contribute (1), cried (1), dedicated
(1), defeat (1), deliver (26), delivered (26), delivers (3), designate (1 ...
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5337. natsal -- to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered ...
... defended (2), deliver (103), deliver yourself (2), deliverance (1), delivered (46),
delivered at all (1), deliverer (1), delivering (1), delivers (7), escape (1 ...
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7804. shezab -- to deliver
... Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to azab Definition to deliver NASB Word Usage
deliver (5), delivered (2), delivering (1), delivers (1). deliver. ...
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Library

Whether Confession Delivers one from the Death of Sin?
... OF THE EFFECT OF CONFESSION (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether confession delivers
one from the death of sin? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether confession delivers one from.htm

Whether the Fire of Purgatory Delivers from the Debt of Punishment ...
... OF THE QUALITY OF SOULS WHO EXPIATE ACTUAL SIN OR ITS PUNISHMENT IN PURGATORY (SIX
ARTICLES) Whether the fire of Purgatory delivers from the debt of punishment ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the fire of purgatory.htm

Whether Confession Delivers from Punishment in Some Way?
... OF THE EFFECT OF CONFESSION (FIVE ARTICLES) Whether confession delivers
from punishment in some way? Objection 1: It would seem ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether confession delivers from punishment.htm

He Confirms what Has Been Already Said, by the Parable of the Rich ...
... has been already said, by the parable of the rich man who went into a far country
to receive for himself a kingdom; and shows that when the Son delivers up the ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xii he confirms what.htm

'Deliver us from Evil'
... The manner of God's deliverance from evil. God delivers us by Christ, that is the
sum of all. He delivers us from sin by His answers to the previous petitions. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/deliver us from evil.htm

You have Therefore the Will of My God. ...
... For martyrdom contends with idolatry, not from some malice which they share,
but from its own kindness; for it delivers from idolatry. ...
/.../scorpiace antidote for the scorpions sting/chapter v you have therefore.htm

Inspiration of Scripture. --Gospel Difficulties. --The Word of God ...
... and does he not say that he delivers certain things "by permission, and not of
commandment [337] ," whereby he seems to insinuate a gradation of authority in ...
/.../inspiration and interpretation/sermon iii inspiration of scripture gospel.htm

Salvation: Grace: Faith
... to begin with, and in its original and lowest application, this whole set of
expressions is applied to physical danger from which it delivers, and physical ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/salvation grace faith.htm

God's Protection of those who Trust in Him
... all their troubles. The Lord is near those who are broken-hearted, He delivers
those whose spirits are crushed. The misfortunes of ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/gods protection of those who.htm

Victor Utterly Unable to Explain How the Sinless Soul Deserved to ...
... But from this punishment the free grace of God delivers the souls of such infants
as are regenerated in Christ, with no previous merits of their own ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 9 victor utterly unable to.htm

Thesaurus

Delivers (38 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Delivers (38 Occurrences). Matthew 26:46 Arise, let
us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. (DBY). ...
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Rescues (10 Occurrences)
... You deliver me from the violent man. (WEB). Psalms 34:7 The angel of Yahweh encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them. (See NAS). ...
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Drawn (131 Occurrences)
... Matthew 26:46 Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. ... Mark
14:42 Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. ...
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Safekeeping (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 22:7 "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is
stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double. ...
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Nigh (243 Occurrences)
... Matthew 26:46 Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. ... Mark
14:42 Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh. ...
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Delivery (8 Occurrences)

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Neighbor (123 Occurrences)
... Exodus 22:7 "If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is
stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double. ...
/n/neighbor.htm - 41k

Delivering (35 Occurrences)

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Nebushazban (2 Occurrences)
... neb-u-shaz'-ban (nebhushazebhan equals Assyrian Nabusezib-anni, "Nebo delivers me";
the King James Version Nebushasban): An important officer (the Rab-saris ...
/n/nebushazban.htm - 8k

Orator (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished
for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent. ...
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Delivers (38 Occurrences)

Matthew 26:46
Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.
(DBY)

Mark 14:42
Arise, let us go; behold, he that delivers me up has drawn nigh.
(DBY)

Luke 22:21
Moreover, behold, the hand of him that delivers me up is with me on the table;
(DBY)

John 21:20
Peter, turning round, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned at supper on his breast, and said, Lord, who is it that delivers thee up?
(DBY)

1 Corinthians 15:24
then -- the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power --
(See RSV)

1 Thessalonians 1:10
and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead-Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.
(WEB RSV)

Exodus 22:7
"If a man delivers to his neighbor money or stuff to keep, and it is stolen out of the man's house; if the thief is found, he shall pay double.
(WEB RSV)

Exodus 22:10
"If a man delivers to his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep, and it dies or is injured, or driven away, no man seeing it;
(WEB RSV)

Deuteronomy 7:2
and when the LORD thy God shall deliver them up before thee, and thou shalt smite them; then thou shalt utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them;
(See NAS)

Deuteronomy 20:13
and when Yahweh your God delivers it into your hand, you shall strike every male of it with the edge of the sword:
(WEB NIV)

Deuteronomy 21:10
When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God delivers them into your hands, and you carry them away captive,
(WEB NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 10:19
but you have this day rejected your God, who himself saves you out of all your calamities and your distresses; and you have said to him,' No, but set a king over us.' Now therefore present yourselves before Yahweh by your tribes, and by your thousands."
(See NAS)

1 Samuel 14:39
For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.
(See NAS)

Job 16:11
God delivers me to the ungodly, and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
(WEB)

Job 22:30
He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
(See RSV)

Job 36:15
He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 18:48
He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
(See NAS)

Psalms 34:7
The angel of Yahweh encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
(WEB RSV NIV)

Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 35:10
All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"
(WEB NAS)

Psalms 37:40
And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 41:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
(See RSV)

Psalms 91:3
That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
(See NAS)

Psalms 97:10
You who love Yahweh, hate evil. He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 107:20
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
(WEB)

Psalms 138:7
Even when trouble is round me, you will give me life; your hand will be stretched out against the wrath of my haters, and your right hand will be my salvation.
(See RSV)

Psalms 144:10
It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
(See NIV)

Proverbs 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 11:4
Riches don't profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
(WEB NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; but the faithless shall be trapped in their own crafty device.
(See RSV NIV)

Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
(See RSV)

Proverbs 31:24
She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
(WEB RSV)

Isaiah 41:2
Who sent out from the east one who is right wherever he goes? he gives the nations into his hands, and makes him ruler over kings; he gives them as the dust to his sword, as dry stems before the wind to his bow.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 42:22
But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become a prey, and no one delivers; and a spoil, and no one says,'Restore them!'
(WEB)

Isaiah 66:7
Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child.
(See NIV)

Daniel 6:27
He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
(WEB NAS RSV)

Subtopics

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