The word redeemed appears throughout Scripture, but what does it actually mean? In this episode of Written and Read, Dr. Robert C. Crowder and McKenzie Fleming explore one of the most beautiful pictures of salvation found in the Bible. Redemption speaks of a price being paid to secure freedom, and throughout both the Old and New Testaments, God uses this imagery to reveal the saving work of Jesus Christ.

Beginning with Israel's deliverance from Egypt and continuing through the laws concerning the kinsman-redeemer, listeners will discover that redemption is woven into the very fabric of God's redemptive story. Every sacrifice, every ransom, and every act of deliverance pointed forward to the One who would come to purchase sinners with His own blood.

The New Testament declares that Jesus Christ came "to give his life a ...