Thy Redeemer

"Thy Redeemer"

I came across this phrase this morning in Isaiah 54:5. Wanting to know a bit more about what redemption is, I looked up the definition in Holman's Bible Dictionary. I was immediately struck with how perfectly God's plan mirrors this definition. I include the definition below with notes made in parantheses by me:

"Religious redemption language grows out of the custom of buying back something (me) which formerly belonged to the purchaser (God) but for some reason (sin) had passed into the ownership of another (Satan). The original owner (God) could regain ownership by paying a redemption price (the death of His Son) for it (me)."

Praise God that He is Our Redeemer!