Words the Bible translates as deliverance
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- sōtēriaσωτηρίαsalvation: the rescue God works for his people, brought to its center in Jesus, covering past, present, and future
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- safety: rescue from physical danger, being kept alive and unharmed
- tsedaqahצְדָקָהrighteousness put into action: doing what is right, the concrete deed or settled practice that puts a relationship, a community, or God's own dealings in their proper order
- yeshu'ahיְשׁוּעָהsalvation: the rescue brought to someone who cannot get themselves out of trouble, covering the saving act, the victory it wins, and the safety it leaves behind.
- yesahיֵשַׁעdeliverance: the rescue, victory, or safety that God brings to people in danger or distress
- teshu'ahתְּשׁוּעָהdeliverance: being rescued from danger or enemies, especially the victory that God gives
- peletahפְּלֵיטָהgetting out of a disaster alive: both the escape itself and the people who come through it
- apolutrōsisἀπολύτρωσιςthe setting of someone free from bondage, above all the release from sin that Christ secured by his death, along with the full freedom still to come
- hatstsalahהַצָּלָהdeliverancenot studied yet
- mosha'ahמוֹשָׁעָהdeliverances: God's saving acts, named in the plural because rescuing people is something he does again and again
- palletפַּלֵּטdeliverancenot studied yet
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