Which other scriptures affirm that "salvation belongs to the LORD"? Tracing the Theme through Scripture - Jonah 2:9 sets the tone: “Salvation belongs to the LORD!” - The same declaration resurfaces again and again, anchoring the biblical storyline in God’s sole authority to rescue. Old Testament Echoes • Psalm 3:8 — “Salvation belongs to the LORD; may Your blessing be on Your people. Selah” • Psalm 37:39 — “The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.” • Psalm 62:1 — “In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.” • Psalm 68:19-20 — “Blessed be the Lord—day after day He bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.” • Isaiah 12:2 — “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” • Isaiah 43:11 — “I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me.” • Isaiah 45:21-22 — “There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior… Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth.” • Hosea 13:4 — “You are not to know any God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.” • Habakkuk 3:18 — “Yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will exult in the God of my salvation!” New Testament Confirmations • Luke 1:47 — “My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” • John 4:42 — “This is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” • Acts 4:12 — “Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” • 1 Timothy 2:5-6 — “There is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all.” • 2 Timothy 1:9 — “He has saved us and called us with a holy calling… according to His own purpose and grace.” • Titus 2:11 — “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.” • Revelation 7:10 — “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” • Revelation 19:1 — “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!” Key Take-Home Truths - Scripture never assigns salvation to human merit; it repeatedly ascribes it to God alone. - Old Covenant and New Covenant writers speak with one voice: the Lord initiates, accomplishes, and secures redemption. - The climactic scene in Revelation gathers all nations to celebrate the very truth Jonah proclaimed from the fish’s belly: salvation belongs to the Lord—and to the Lamb who embodies that salvation for us. |
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