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Since the redemption price is not applied to the unbelievers then common sense dictates that they were never bought. Therefore, the reference to being "bought" here does not refer to being redeemed by the blood of the Lord Jesus:
"But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master WHO BOUGHT THEM" (2 Peter 2.1).
Being "bought" at 2 Peter refers to the redemption of the Jews out of bondage in Egypt. That is what is referred to here:
"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people" (Lk.1:68).
That is the same exact redemption spoken of here:
"But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt" (Deut.7:8).
And it is in that way that the Jews are referred to as being "bought":
"Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee" (Deut.32:6).
In his commentary on this verse Robert Jamieson writes:
"is not he thy father that hath bought thee--or emancipated thee from Egyptian bondage" (Jamieson, Fausset & Brown).
The reference at 2 Peter 2:1 is in regard to being "bought" is about the nation of Israel being redeemed out of Egypt.
Nope the verse says so clearly a 9 year old can understand that it is not refering to the nation of Israel as you are saying.
1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master WHO BOUGHT THEM, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; 3 and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep (2 Peter 2.1-3).
And God still says he bought/redeemed them. So clearly a 9 year old understands what God is saying.
Not applied as in the sense of not accepting the gift by unbelief. Very clearly God says he bought/redeemed them but they do not accept the gift. Thus not applied to their account to take away their sins while they stay in unbelief.
It's not complicated.