For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
The promise stands among the restoration prophecies given to Israel, assuring that the captives in Babylon would return from exile. To redeem Jacob and ransom him from the hand of one stronger than he means to gather scattered Israel and to keep and preserve him as a shepherd keeps his flock. The rescue shows that the chastening was for their spiritual good and not abandonment, with victory brought out of apparent defeat. That deliverance leads to joy and renewed abundance, as the redeemed come and sing in the height of Zion and flow together to the goodness of the Lord for wheat and wine and oil and for the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul becomes as a watered garden that shall sorrow no more at all, where corn and wine are symbols of grace and plenty. The promise belongs to the great plan of redemption that embraces the whole world.
The promise stands among the restoration prophecies given to Israel, assuring that the captives in Babylon would return from exile. To redeem Jacob and ransom him from the hand of one stronger than he means to gather scattered Israel and to keep and preserve him as a shepherd keeps his flock. The rescue shows that the chastening was for their spiritual good and not abandonment, with victory brought out of apparent defeat. That deliverance leads to joy and renewed abundance, as the redeemed come and sing in the height of Zion and flow together to the goodness of the Lord for wheat and wine and oil and for the young of the flock and of the herd. Their soul becomes as a watered garden that shall sorrow no more at all, where corn and wine are symbols of grace and plenty. The promise belongs to the great plan of redemption that embraces the whole world.