Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
“…the hope of redemption to come supplies the rationale for not fearing…the reference to redemption calls to mind all the stipulations for redemption in the Mosaic law. Whatever misfortunes life may have brought, no one need be trapped in them forever. Provision is made for a family member, a friend, or even oneself to pay back the debt, deliver the slave, to commute the sentence. In God’s world, fate does not have the last word.”
John N. Oswalt, (The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 40–66, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998, page 138) (commenting on Isaiah 43:1)
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