Our Redeemer
W. Birch. Isaiah 63:16 Doubtless you are our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: you, O LORD, are our father… The Lord is our Redeemer for the soul. It is a great comfort to know that it is our heavenly Father who is our Redeemer. It is God in Christ. 1. Our Redeemer has suffered for us. 2. He is our Redeemer from the grave of sin. 3. He is our Redeemer, bringing us to God. 4. He is our Redeemer from our wicked self, and from the power of sin. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. WEB: For you are our Father, though Abraham doesn't know us, and Israel does not acknowledge us: you, Yahweh, are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name.