Was Israel's redemption from Egypt an actual payment of a price?
Israel’s redemption from Egypt is presented as God paying a price to bring the nation out of bondage and back to Himself, yet the context says that price was more symbolic than actual. It involved the blood of the Lamb at Passover and the power that opened the Red Sea.
Les explains that in Israel’s redemption from Egypt, God was paying the price to bring Israel out from under her bondage, out from Egyptian control, and back to Himself where He originally had them. However, the price of redemption there is described as more symbolic than actual. It was the blood of the Lamb that kept them safe on the night of the Passover, and it was the power of opening the Red Sea that brought the nation out to God’s help. Even so, He redeemed them, paid the price, and brought them back. This contrasts with the whole world, for whom Christ paid the price of redemption with His own blood at Calvary, so that redemption can be appropriated by faith.
How was the redemption price in Egypt paid, and was it literal?
The redemption price in Egypt was paid through the blood of the Passover Lamb and the power that opened the Red Sea, bringing Israel out of Egyptian bondage back to God. It was more symbolic than actual, though God truly redeemed them.
Was the redemption price in Exodus symbolic or actual?
In Exodus, the redemption price was more symbolic than actual. It was portrayed through the blood of the Lamb that kept Israel safe at Passover and the power that opened the Red Sea to bring the nation out to God’s help.