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