6:6 bring you out . . . redeem. God’s reply to Moses’ complaint of 5:22–23. This is the central core of the section, a solemn assurance of redemption and of covenant reaffirmation.

redeem. This term normally refers to the restoration of rights to a disadvantaged family member by the payment of a price or a ransom; such redemption was normally effected by the next of kin (Lev. 25:25; cf. Ruth 4). Israel, as Yahweh’s son (4:22), was redeemed from Egypt to be God’s own people. Rescue, redemption, and covenant relation are the keys to the passage. The heart of the covenant is God’s claim on His people and the reciprocal claim that He allows them to make on Him.