Isaiah 52:4

"For the LORD says, “You were sold for nothing; and you will be redeemed without money.”"

Key Reflection

Isaiah 52:4 speaks to the deliverance of God's people, Israel, from their captivities and oppression. In this context, being "sold for nothing" refers to the Babylonian exile, where Israel was taken captive without any compensation. The promise that they would be "redeemed without money" assures the people that their liberation would come through divine intervention rather than human payment, highlighting God's sovereignty and faithfulness in rescuing His chosen ones.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For thus saith the Lord God -In order to show them that he could redeem them without money, God reminds them of what had been done in former times. The numerous captives in Egypt, whose services were so valuable to the Egyptians, and whom the Egyptians were so unwilling to suffer to depart, he had rescued by his own power, and had delivered for ever from that bondage. The idea here is, that with the same ease he could rescue the captives in Babylon, and restore them to their own land without a price. My people went down -That is, Jacob and his sons.

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