We Are Redeemed by Joshua Dolash

Out of Egypt came multitude of slaves, a people rescued by the Lord. In them was a hope for the nations, a way to be restored. The covenant of a coming Messiah; it was in their blood. Through them would be a Savior born for world; God’s son. A group more numerous than the grains of sand escaped out of a great land, To the wilderness where God’s commands were stone written; To a place where the wicked in their midst were snake bitten. Their God continuously purged these peoples’ sin and rebellion With a rod of discipline and a hand of forgiveness. Then, for 400 years in the Promised Land, Judges were sent and spent, But the people desired a new royalty; a new leader other than their God. Israel’s faithlessness demanded a king and the LORD’S heart began aching; After giving them their desire, they then felt the wrath of the kings’ fire. And so dynasties came and went dripping the blood of innocents on their hands; The populous were led to darkness; in all places, idols filled the lands. The prophets of the Holy One were slaughtered. Therefore, invaders came; ravaging lions prepared to destroy an arrogant nation. Off to the North and East went the exiles of Samaria and Jerusalem, a pompous people brought low; If only they had heeded the warnings of Isaiah and changed their way during Hosea. Through their history is a love story of a graceful God Perverted, full of iniquity and injustice were the Children of Jacob Yet the Almighty, whose forbearance is proof of his tenderness towards us, Spared a remnant of Israel that would return. Though Israel had lived in greed, lust, and did all sorts of evil; The Lord who, while having the power, did not obliterate them completely; But instead, He gathered them once again under His wing like a hen would with her chicks; To show you how he forgives those with repentant hearts. He is perfect and his law is too hard that we always fail And that is why in Bethlehem, a Messiah was born to die. For the world’s faithlessness, God showed us faithfulness; For our disobedience, the one and only Son of God willingly gave himself up in obedience; In obedience to the Great Promise He had made at the beginning of the world: His sacrifice on the cross that we may live forever with him!