Servants
Early mention of -- Ge 9:25,26. Divided into Male. -- Ge 24:34; 32:5. Female. -- Ge 16:6; 32:5. Bond. -- Ge 43:18; Le 25:46. Hired. -- Mr 1:20; Lu 15:17. Persons devoted to the service of another so called -- Ps 119:49; Isa 56:6. The subjects of a prince or king so called -- Ex 9:20; 11:8. Persons of low condition so called -- Ec 10:7. Persons devoted to God so called -- Ps 119:49; Isa 56:6; Ro 1:1. The term often used to express humility -- Ge 18:3; 33:5; 1Sa 20:7; 1Ki 20:32. Hired Called hireling. -- Job 7:1; Joh 10:12,13. Engaged by the year. -- Le 25:53; Isa 16:14. Engaged by the day. -- Mt 20:2. Not to be oppressed. -- De 24:14. To be paid without delay at the expiration of their service. -- Le 19:13; De 24:15. To be esteemed worthy of their hire. -- Lu 10:7. To partake of the produce of the land in the sabbatical year. -- Le 25:6. If foreigners not allowed to partake of the passover or holy things. -- Ex 12:45; Le 22:10. Anxiety of, for the end of their daily toil, alluded to. -- Job 7:2. Hebrew slaves serving their brethren to be treated as. -- Le 25:39,40. Hebrew slaves serving strangers to be treated as. -- Le 25:47,53. Often stood in the market place waiting for employment. -- Mt 20:1-3. Often will fed and taken care of. -- Lu 15:17. Often oppressed and their wages kept back. -- Mal 3:5; Jas 5:4. Slaves or bond Called bondmen. -- Ge 43:18; 44:9. By birth. -- Ge 14:14; Ps 116:16; Jer 2:14. By purchase. -- Ge 17:27; 37:36. Captives taken in war often kept as. -- De 20:14; 2Ki 5:2. Strangers sojourning in Israel might be purchased as. -- Le 25:45. Persons belonging to other nations might be purchased as. -- Le 25:44. Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as. -- 2Ki 4:1; Ne 5:4,5; Mt 18:25. Thieves unable to make restitution were sold as. -- Ex 22:3. More valuable than hired servants. -- De 15:18. When Israelites not to be treated with rigour. -- Le 25:39,40,46. When Israelites to have their liberty after six years service. -- Ex 21:2; De 15:12. Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door. -- Ex 21:5,6; De 15:16,17. Israelites sold to strangers as, might be redeemed by their nearest of kin. -- Le 25:47-55. All Israelites sold as, to be free at the jubilee. -- Le 25:10,40,41,54. Could not when set free demand wives or children procured during servitude. -- Ex 21:3,4. To be furnished liberally, when their servitude expired. -- De 15:13,14. When foreigners to be circumcised. -- Ge 17:13,27; Ex 12:44. To be allowed to rest on the Sabbath. -- Ex 20:10. To participate in all national rejoicings. -- De 12:18; 16:11,14. Persons of distinction had many. -- Ge 14:14; Ec 2:7. Engaged in the most menial offices. -- 1Sa 25:41; Joh 13:4,5. Maimed of injured by masters to have their freedom. -- Ex 21:26,27. Masters to be recompensed for injury done to. -- Ex 21:32. Laws respecting the killing of. -- Ex 21:20,21. Of others not to be coveted or enticed away. -- Ex 20:17; De 5:21. Seeking protection not to be delivered up to masters. -- De 23:15. Custom of branding, alluded to. -- Ga 6:17. Sometimes rose to rank and station. -- Ec 10:7. Sometimes intermarried with their master's family. -- 1Ch 2:34,35. Laws respecting marriage with female. -- Ex 21:7-11. Seizing and stealing of men for, condemned and punished by the law. -- Ex 21:16; De 24:7; 1Ti 1:10. Laws respecting, often violated. -- Jer 34:8-16. Bond, illustrative Of Christ. -- Ps 40:6; Heb 10:5; Php 2:7,8. Of saints. -- 1Co 6:20; 7:23. Of the wicked. -- 2Pe 2:19; Ro 6:16,19. Christ condescended to the office of -- Mt 20:28; Lu 22:27; Joh 13:5; Php 2:7. Are inferior to their masters -- Lu 22:27. Should follow Christ's example -- 1Pe 2:21. Duties of, to masters To pray for them. -- Ge 24:12. To honour them. -- Mal 1:6; 1Ti 6:1. To revere them the more, when they are believers. -- 1Ti 6:2. To be subject to them. -- 1Pe 2:18. To obey them. -- Eph 6:5; Tit 2:9. To attend to their call. -- Ps 123:2. To please them well in all things. -- Tit 2:9. To sympathise with them. -- 2Sa 12:18. To prefer their business to their own necessary food. -- Ge 24:33. To bless God for mercies shown to them. -- Ge 24:27,48. To be faithful to them. -- Lu 16:10-12; 1Co 4:2; Tit 2:10. To be profitable to them. -- Lu 19:15,16,18; Phm 1:11. To be anxious for their welfare. -- 1Sa 25:14-17; 2Ki 5:2,3. To be earnest in transacting their business. -- Ge 24:54-56. To be prudent in the management of their affairs. -- Ge 24:34-49. To be industrious in labouring for them. -- Ne 4:16,23. To be kind and attentive to their guests. -- Ge 43:23,24. To be submissive even to the froward. -- Ge 16:6,9; 1Pe 2:18. Not to answer them rudely. -- Tit 2:9. Not to serve them with eye-service, as men-pleasers. -- Eph 6:6; Col 3:22. Not to defraud them. -- Tit 2:10. Should be contented in their situation -- 1Co 7:20,21. Should be compassionate to their fellows -- Mt 18:33. Should serve For conscience towards God. -- 1Pe 2:19. In the fear of God. -- Eph 6:5; Col 3:22. As the servants of Christ. -- Eph 6:5,6. Heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men. -- Eph 6:7; Col 3:23. As doing the will of God from the heart. -- Eph 6:6. In singleness of heart. -- Eph 6:5; Col 3:22. With good will. -- Eph 6:7. When patient under injury are acceptable to God -- 1Pe 2:19,20. When Good Are the servants of Christ. -- Col 3:24. Are brethren beloved in the Lord. -- Phm 1:16. Are the Lord's freemen. -- 1Co 7:22. Are partakers of gospel privileges. -- 1Co 12:13; Ga 3:28; Eph 6:8; Col 3:11. Deserve the confidence of their masters. -- Ge 24:2,4,10; 39:4. Often exalted. -- Ge 41:40; Pr 17:2. Often advanced by master. -- Ge 39:4,5. To be honoured. -- Ge 24:31; Pr 27:18. Bring God's blessing upon their masters. -- Ge 30:27,30; 39:3. Adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things. -- Tit 2:10. Have God with them. -- Ge 31:42; 39:21; Ac 7:9,10. Are prospered by God. -- Ge 39:3. Are protected by God. -- Ge 31:7. Are guided by God. -- Ge 24:7,27. Are blessed by God. -- Mt 24:46. Are mourned over after death. -- Ge 35:8. Shall be rewarded. -- Eph 6:8; Col 3:24. The property of masters increased by faithful -- Ge 30:29,30. Characteristics of wicked servants Eye-service. -- Eph 6:6; Col 3:22. Men-pleasers. -- Eph 6:6; Col 3:22. Deceit. -- 2Sa 19:26; Ps 101:6,7. Quarrelsomeness. -- Ge 13:7; 26:20. Covetousness. -- 2Ki 5:20. Lying. -- 2Ki 5:22,24. Stealing. -- Tit 2:10. Gluttony. -- Mt 24:49. Unmerciful to their fellows. -- Mt 18:30. Will not submit to correction. -- Pr 29:19. Do not bear to be exalted. -- Pr 30:21,22; Isa 3:5. Shall be punished. -- Mt 24:50. Good -- Exemplified Eliezer. -- Ge 24:1-67. Deborah. -- Ge 24:59; 35:8. Jacob. -- Ge 31:36-40. Joseph. -- Ge 39:3; Ac 7:10. Servants of Boaz. -- Ru 2:4. Jonathan's armour bearer. -- 1Sa 14:6,7. David's servants. -- 2Sa 12:18. Captive maid. -- 2Ki 5:2-4. Servants of Naaman. -- 2Ki 5:13. Servants of Centurion. -- Mt 8:9. Servants of Cornelius. -- Ac 10:7. Onesimus after his conversion. -- Phm 1:11. Bad -- Exemplified Servants of Abraham and Lot. -- Ge 13:7. Servants of Abimelech. -- Ge 21:25. Absalom's servants [Absalom's servants obeyed a bad master; they were bad men rather than bad servants]. -- 2Sa 13:28,29; 14:30. Ziba. -- 2Sa 16:1-4. Servants of Shimei. -- 1Ki 2:39. Jeroboam. -- 1Ki 11:26. Zimri. -- 1Ki 16:9. Gehazi. -- 2Ki 5:20. Servants of Amon. -- 2Ki 21:23. Job's servants. -- Job 19:16. Servants of the High Priest. -- Mr 14:65. Onesimus before his conversion. -- Phm 1:11.