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