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Servant

Distinguish a bondservant (Greek: doulos), who was a slave, from a hired servant (Greek: diakonos), who was not a slave

BOND

• Laws of Moses concerning
• —Ex 21:1-11,20,21,26,27,32; Le 19:20-22; 25:6,10,35-55; De 15:12,14,18; 24:7
• Kidnapping forbidden
• —De 21:10-14; 24:7; 1Ti 1:10; Re 18:13
• Fugitive, not to be returned to his master
• —De 23:15,16
• David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave
• —1Sa 25:10
• Instances of fugitive
• • Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah (Sarai),
  her owner—Ge 16:9
• Sought by Shimei
• —1Ki 2:39-41
• Onesimus interceded for, by Paul
• —Phm 1:21
• Rights of those born to a master
• —Ge 14:14; 17:13,27; Ex 21:4; Pr 29:21; Ec 2:7; Jer 2:14
• Bought and sold
• —Ge 17:13,27; 37:28,36; 39:17; De 28:68; Es 7:4; Eze 27:13; Joe 3:6; Am 8:6; Re 18:13
• Captives of war became slaves
• —De 20:14; 21:10-14; 2Ki 5:2; 2Ch 28:8,10; La 5:13
• Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites
• —Nu 31:28-47
• Thieves punished by being made
• —Ge 43:18; Ex 22:3
• Defaulting debtors made
• —Le 25:39; Mt 18:25
• Children of defaulting debtors sold as
• —2Ki 4:1-7
• Voluntary servitude of
• —Le 25:47; De 15:16,17; Jos 9:11-21
• Given as dowry
• —Ge 29:24,29
• Owned by priests
• —Le 22:11; Mr 14:66
• Slaves owned slaves
• —2Sa 9:10
• The master could marry, or give in marriage
• —Ex 21:7-10; De 21:10-14; 1Ch 2:34,35
• Taken in concubinage
• —Ge 16:1,2,6; 30:3,9
• Used as soldiers by Abraham
• —Ge 14:14
• Must be circumcised
• —Ge 17:13,27; Ex 12:44
• Must enjoy religious privileges with the master's household
• —De 12:12,18; 16:11,14; 29:10,11
• Must have rest on the sabbath
• —Ex 20:10; 23:12; De 5:14
• Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus
• —1Co 7:21,22; 12:13; Ga 3:28; Eph 6:8
• Kindness to, commanded
• —Le 25:43; Eph 6:9
• Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the
• disobedience of Israel—De 28:68; Joe 3:7,8
• Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
• —Ex 14:11,12; 16:3; Jud 5:16-18,23
• Emancipation of
• —Ezr 1:1-4; Jer 34:8-22; 1Co 7:21
• Freedmen called "Libertines,"
• —Ac 6:9
• Cruelty to
• • The Israelites
  —Ex 1:8-22; 2:1-4; Ac 7:19,34
• An abandoned sick man
• —1Sa 30:13
• Kindness to
• • By the Roman centurion
  —Mt 8:8-13; Lu 7:2-10
  • By Paul
  —Phm 1:21

INSTANCES OF

• Joseph
• —Ge 37:26-28,36
• Israelites
• —Ex 1:10-22; 5:7-14; De 6:12,21
• Gibeonites
• —Jos 9:22-27
• Canaanites
• —1Ki 9:21
• The Jews in Babylon
• —2Ch 36:20; Es 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
• Emancipation of
• —2Ch 36:23; Ezr 1:1-4

FIGURATIVE—Le 25:42,55; Ps 116:16; Mt 24:45-51; Lu 12:35-48; 17:7-9; Joh 8:32-35; Ro 6:16-22; 1Co 4:1; 7:21-23; Ga 5:13; 1Pe 2:16; 2Pe 2:19; Re 7:3

INSTANCES OF GOOD

• Joseph
• —Ge 39:2-20; 41:9-57; Ac 7:10
• Elisha
• —2Ki 2:1-6
• Servants
• • Of Abraham
  —Ge 24
  • Of Boaz
  —Ru 2:4
  • Of Jonathan
  —1Sa 14:7
  • Of Abigail
  —1Sa 25:14-17
  • Of David
  —2Sa 12:18; 15:15,21
  • Of Ziba
  —2Sa 9
  • Of Naaman
  —2Ki 5:2,3,13
  • Of Nehemiah
  —Ne 4:16,23
  • Of the Roman centurion
  —Mt 8:9
  • Of Cornelius
  —Ac 10:7
  • Onesimus
  —Phm 1:11
• Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the
• talents—Mt 25:14-23; Lu 19:12-19

WICKED AND UNFAITHFUL

• Jeroboam
• —1Ki 11:26
• Gehazi
• —2Ki 5:20-27
• Zimri
• —1Ki 16:9,10; 2Ki 9:31
• Onesimus
• —Phm 1:11
• Of Abraham and Lot
• —Ge 13:7
• Of Abimelech
• —Ge 21:25
• Of Ziba
• —2Sa 16:1-4; with 19:26,27
• Of Absalom
• —2Sa 13:28,29; 14:30
• Of Shimei
• —1Ki 2:39
• Of Joash
• —2Ki 12:19-21
• Of Amon
• —2Ki 21:23
• Of Job
• —Job 19:15,16
• In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds
• —Mt 25:24-30; Lu 19:20-26
• In the parable of the vineyard
• —Mt 21:33-41; Mr 12:1-9
• Conspiracy by
• See
• CONSPIRACY

UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO—Ge 16:6-9; Ex 20:10; De 5:14; Ne 5:8; Job 19:15,16; 31:13,14; Ps 123:2; Pr 12:9; 13:17; 17:2; 19:10; 25:13; 26:6; 27:18,27; 29:19,21; 30:10,21-23; Ec 7:21; Isa 52:3; Jer 22:13; 34:8-17; La 5:8; Zep 1:9; Mal 1:6; Mt 8:9; 10:24,25; 24:45-51; Lu 12:35-48; 16:1-13; 17:7-9; 22:27; Joh 13:16; 1Co 4:2; 7:21-24; Eph 6:5-9; Col 3:22-25; 1Ti 6:1,2; Tit 2:9,10; 1Pe 2:18-20

• See
• EMPLOYEE
• See
• EMPLOYER
• See
• MASTER

HIRED

• Jacob
• —Ge 29:15; 30:26
• Re-employed
• —Ge 30:27-34; 31:6,7,41
• Parable of
• • The laborers of a vineyard
  —Mt 20:1-15
  • The father of the prodigal son
  —Lu 15:17,19
• The rebellious son
• —Lu 15:15-19
• Treatment of, more considerate than that of slaves
• —Le 25:53
• Await employment in the marketplace
• —Mt 20:1-3
• Wages paid
• • In kind
  —Ge 30:31,32; 2Ch 2:10
  • In money
  —Mt 20:2
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
• —Le 19:13; 25:39-41; De 24:14,15; Job 7:1,2; 14:6; Mal 3:5; Mt 10:9,10; Lu 10:7; Ro 4:4; Col 4:1; 1Ti 5:18; Jas 5:4
• See
• MASTERS
• See
• WAGES