Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... |
Table of Contents
Key Verses
- God is to us a God of deliverances Psalm 68:20 NASB
- I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34: 4 NKJV
- Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captives of the just be delivered? For thus says the Lord: Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the prey of the terrible will be delivered Isaiah 49:24-25 AMP
Examples
1. David
- David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” 1 Samuel 17:37 ESV
- Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 Samuel 22:1 NKJV
2. Daniel
- The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” … At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the den of lions. When he reached the den, he cried out in a voice of anguish, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Daniel 6:16,19-20 BSB
- My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” Daniel 6:22 NKJV
3. Daniel's Friends:
- So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire, and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them. Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Daniel 3:26-28 BSB
4. Jehoshaphat
- When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him. And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 2 Chronicles 18:31-32 BSB
5. Joseph
And the patriarchs [Jacob’s sons], boiling with envy and hatred and anger, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him, And delivered him from all his distressing afflictions and won him goodwill and favor and wisdom and understanding in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him governor over Egypt and all his house. Acts 7:9-10 AMPC
Modes of Deliverance
- Spontaneous: But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out Acts 5:19 NKJV
- Intercession: Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. Acts 12:5 NKJV
- Prayer & Praise: Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them Acts 16:25 NASB