Jesus Christ is our Redeemer, having saved us from our sins by taking their penalty, death, upon Himself. He paid the price for our rebellion against God with His own life. We have been redeemed by His blood shed on our behalf. The concept of redemption involves buying back and paying a steep cost to restore someone to a former condition or ownership. Christ redeems sinners from the death penalty they have incurred through their transgressions by sacrificing His priceless life. Like Boaz, who willingly took up the responsibility to be Ruth's kinsman-redeemer, Christ gave all He had, His perfect, sinless life, to redeem His Bride. He works relentlessly to save us and prepare us for His Kingdom, ensuring that every price is fully paid and every legal requirement is fulfilled. His redemption is lawful, ensuring our status before Him is unquestionable. Everyone will know that we belong to Him.

Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, our Savior, our Redeemer, the Messiah, died 1,964 years ago on the day of the Passover, Nisan 14, fulfilling the type of the Passover lamb. His ghastly death and the terrible scourging He endured bought us back, redeeming us as the blood of the lamb redeemed the firstborn of Israel from the tenth plague. Like the Passover lamb, He bled to death, expiring as an innocent and pure Man, having never sinned, just as the lamb was without blemish. We call Him our Redeemer because, being sinless, His blood covers our sins when we accept Him as our Savior, redeeming us from the second death. Through His death, He took upon Himself the sins of all humanity and paid the penalty of death for us all, freeing us from the second death and enabling us to receive God's gift of eternal life. His crucifixion and death had to occur on Nisan 14 to perfectly fulfill the type of the Passover lamb. Shortly after His resurrection, He ascended to His Father's throne in heaven to be accepted as our Redeemer and High Priest, qualifying as our sinless Savior to be our Mediator before God and Head of the Church. Because He lived a perfect life and died as our Redeemer and Savior, without succumbing to sin, He qualified to be our King, awaiting the Father's signal to return to earth as its Lord and King with power and authority to conquer evil and rule with a rod of iron.

God finds profound pleasure in the fulfillment of His will, particularly through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. It pleased God to bruise Him, as Isaiah describes, not out of cruelty, but because it was acceptable to Him for His Son to be crushed by many sorrows in order to accomplish His purpose. This act of striking Jesus Christ, the One He loved most, was tied to His goal of bringing many sons to glory, revealing His breathtaking grace and willingness to endure temporary agony for the ultimate pleasure of expanding His kingdom family. The Hebrew term 'ratsah,' meaning to be pleased or satisfied, underscores that God found satisfaction in this sacrifice, as it moved formerly separated people into an acceptable stance with Him, providing peace. Jesus Christ Himself is satisfied, knowing His work and sacrifice achieved this reconciliation. Through His life, teachings, service, and sacrifice, the pleasure of the Lord prospers in His hand, with Jesus being precious and a source of great delight to the Father. Though His crucifixion by wicked men was painful, it was determined beforehand by God, not as an accident or martyrdom, but as a deliberate sacrifice for the sins of the world. In His resurrection, He triumphed over every enemy, prolonging His days to live forever and claiming the spoils of victory in the spiritual battle. By resisting Satan's temptation of a temporary physical kingdom, Jesus maintained the vision of the future glorious spiritual kingdom of God, enduring beating, humiliation, and death to produce the result God desired. His obedience, even unto death, led to God highly exalting Him. The suffering of Jesus Christ, as seen in His broken body during the Passover observance, symbolized by the broken bread and shed blood, holds deep significance. Isaiah prophesies that by His stripes, we are healed, addressing first the sicknesses of the mind and spirit. His body, though not broken in bone, was torn by severe beating and whipping, bearing welts, lacerations, and wounds, spilling His blood for our transgressions and iniquities, bringing peace and healing through His chastisement. God's pleasure in these sufferings stems from the eternal redemption achieved for His people, not from enjoyment of the suffering itself, but from the overwhelming good foreseen as the end result. Jesus knew beyond doubt that His death would be pleasing to His Father, as it accomplished the redemption planned from eternity. Thus, God's ultimate pleasure lies in the spiritual healing and preparation of His people for His kingdom through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

The church constitutes Christ's treasure, hidden in the world, purchased and redeemed with Christ's blood. The Pearl of Great Price depicts a rich merchant (Christ), the only one who had the means to redeem His church. The Dragnet symbolizes the scope of God's calling while the separation process indicates God's high standards of selection, indicating a time of righteous and impartial judgment. The Householder parable shows the responsibility of the ministry to be authoritative interpreters of scripture, using what they have learned and experienced to instruct the people.