a) its meaning—v. 7a The term translated “redemption” (apolutrosis) occurs 10× in the NT and means release or deliverance from a state of slavery by the payment of a ransom. See Mt. 20:28. The OT background for this concept is found in God’s “redemption” or “deliverance” of Israel from Egypt (see Ex. 21:8; Lev. 25:48; Dt. 7:8; 9:26; 13:5; 15:15). Redemption is actually three-fold: past (at the time of Christ’s death; Heb. 9:12, 15); present (in the sense that it is a possession we now have; this
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