Salvation
See also: Salvation, p. 384
Hebrew expression: yeshuʿah
Pronunciation: yeh SHOO ´ah
KEY VERSES
Exodus 15:2; Psalm 35:3; Isaiah 12:2; 49:6; 52:7
In 1999, the refugees of Kosovo understood what is meant to need someone to deliver them from their oppressive war with the Serbians. They needed salvation.
The Hebrew word for salvation, yeshuʿah, is a powerful word with connotations of deliverance. The Hebrew verbal root yashaʿ means basically “to deliver.” The noun yeshuʿah comes from this root and is usually translated as “salvation or deliverance” depending upon its context. The noun can be translated also as “help,” “victory,” “prosperity.” Its basic denotation is “to rescue from danger or distress.”
The word can also refer to help or deliverance given by persons (1 Sam. 14:45; 2 Sam. 10:11). It can indicate the safety or security (yeshuʿah) provided by fortified walls that protect people from danger. But primarily the word highlights the marvelous salvation provided by the Lord in the Old Testament and brought to light in the prophets.
God provided salvation through deliverance from the Egyptians and from physical danger (Exod. 14:13; 2 Chr. 20:17). God provided salvation for Israel from punishment because of their sin (Ps. 70:4; Isa. 33:6; 49:6; 52:7). Whether singular or plural, it could signify God’s deliverance and salvation (2 Sam. 22:51; Ps. 42:5).
In the divinely guided viewpoint of the prophet Isaiah, the concept of salvation for all humanity broke through the clouds. The Servant of Isaiah’s songs would not only restore the tribe of Jacob (Israel), but would take salvation to the ends of the earth (Isa. 49:6). This deliverance and salvation, yeshuʿah, given by the Lord would be eternal with the Lord’s righteousness (Isa. 51:6). The Lord would send forth His messengers to dispense the news of His salvation (Isa. 52:7). The Lord’s own “arm” would bring about His salvation and in the end even the “walls of protection” around God’s redeemed universal city, Jerusalem, would be called “salvation.” Ultimately, God would provide a salvation that would be effective beyond the boundaries of this life.
In the New Testament, the name of Jesus is based upon the Old Testament word for salvation. His name is Iesous, “Savior.” He was the servant who was to bring the Lord’s salvation to mankind (Acts 8:26–40). He is Himself that salvation (Luke 3:6; Rom. 11:11) which the apostle Paul proclaims in Romans 10:13.
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