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 concerningExo 21:1–11 Exo 21:20 Exo 21:21 Exo 21:26 Exo 21:27 Exo 21:32 Lev 19:20–22 Lev 25:6 Lev 25:10 Lev 25:35–55 Deu 15:12 Deu 15:14 Deu 15:18 Deu 24:7
Kidnapping forbiddenDeu 21:10–14 Deu 24:7 1Ti 1:10 Rev 18:13
Fugitive, not to be returned to his masterDeu 23:15 Deu 23:16
David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave1Sa 25:10
Instances of fugitive
Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah (Sarai), her ownerGen 16:9
Sought by Shimei1Ki 2:39–41
Onesimus interceded for, by PaulPhm 1:21
Rights of those born to a masterGen 14:14 Gen 17:13 Gen 17:27 Exo 21:4 Pro 29:21 Ecc 2:7 Jer 2:14
Bought and soldGen 17:13 Gen 17:27 Gen 37:28 Gen 37:36 Gen 39:17 Deu 28:68 Est 7:4 Ezk 27:13 Jol 3:6 Amo 8:6 Rev 18:13
Captives of war became slavesDeu 20:14 Deu 21:10–14 2Ki 5:2 2Ch 28:8 2Ch 28:10 Lam 5:13
Captive bondservants shared by priests and LevitesNum 31:28–47
Thieves punished by being madeGen 43:18 Exo 22:3
Defaulting debtors madeLev 25:39 Mat 18:25
Children of defaulting debtors sold as2Ki 4:1–7
Voluntary servitude ofLev 25:47 Deu 15:16 Deu 15:17 Jos 9:11–21
Given as dowryGen 29:24 Gen 29:29
Owned by priestsLev 22:11 Mrk 14:66
Slaves owned slaves2Sa 9:10
The master could marry, or give in marriageExo 21:7–10 Deu 21:10–14 1Ch 2:34 1Ch 2:35
Taken in concubinageGen 16:1 Gen 16:2 Gen 16:6 Gen 30:3 Gen 30:9
Used as soldiers by AbrahamGen 14:14
Must be circumcisedGen 17:13 Gen 17:27 Exo 12:44
Must enjoy religious privileges with the master' s householdDeu 12:12 Deu 12:18 Deu 16:11 Deu 16:14 Deu 29:10 Deu 29:11
Must have rest on the sabbathExo 20:10 Exo 23:12 Deu 5:14
Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus1Co 7:21 1Co 7:22 1Co 12:13 Gal 3:28 Eph 6:8
Kindness to, commandedLev 25:43 Eph 6:9
Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the disobedience of IsraelDeu 28:68 Jol 3:7 Jol 3:8
Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardiceExo 14:11 Exo 14:12 Exo 16:3 Jdg 5:16–18 Jdg 5:23
Emancipation ofEzr 1:1–4 Jer 34:8–22 1Co 7:21
Freedmen called "Libertines,"Act 6:9
Cruelty to
The IsraelitesExo 1:8–22 Exo 2:1–4 Act 7:19 Act 7:34
An abandoned sick man1Sa 30:13
Kindness to
By the Roman centurionMat 8:8–13 Luk 7:2–10
By PaulPhm 1:21
INSTANCES OF
JosephGen 37:26–28 Gen 37:36
IsraelitesExo 1:10–22 Exo 5:7–14 Deu 6:12 Deu 6:21
GibeonitesJos 9:22–27
Canaanites1Ki 9:21
The Jews in Babylon2Ch 36:20 Est 1 Est 2 Est 3 Est 4 Est 5 Est 6 Est 7 Est 8 Est 9 Est 10
Emancipation of2Ch 36:23 Ezr 1:1–4
FIGURATIVELev 25:42 Lev 25:55 Psa 116:16 Mat 24:45–51 Luk 12:35–48 Luk 17:7–9 Jhn 8:32–35 Rom 6:16–22 1Co 4:1 1Co 7:21–23 Gal 5:13 1Pe 2:16 2Pe 2:19 Rev 7:3
INSTANCES OF GOOD
JosephGen 39:2–20 Gen 41:9–57 Act 7:10
Elisha2Ki 2:1–6
Servants
Of AbrahamGen 24
Of BoazRut 2:4
Of Jonathan1Sa 14:7
Of Abigail1Sa 25:14–17
Of David2Sa 12:18 2Sa 15:15 2Sa 15:21
Of Ziba2Sa 9
Of Naaman2Ki 5:2 2Ki 5:3 2Ki 5:13
Of NehemiahNeh 4:16 Neh 4:23
Of the Roman centurionMat 8:9
Of CorneliusAct 10:7
OnesimusPhm 1:11
Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talentsMat 25:14–23 Luk 19:12–19
WICKED AND UNFAITHFUL
Jeroboam1Ki 11:26
Gehazi2Ki 5:20–27
Zimri1Ki 16:9 1Ki 16:10 2Ki 9:31
OnesimusPhm 1:11
Of Abraham and LotGen 13:7
Of AbimelechGen 21:25
Of Ziba2Sa 16:1–4 2Sa 19:26 2Sa 19:27
Of Absalom2Sa 13:28 2Sa 13:29 2Sa 14:30
Of Shimei1Ki 2:39
Of Joash2Ki 12:19–21
Of Amon2Ki 21:23
Of JOBJob 19:15 Job 19:16
In the parable of the talents and the parable of the poundsMat 25:24–30 Luk 19:20–26
In the parable of the vineyardMat 21:33–41 Mrk 12:1–9
Conspiracy by
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOGen 16:6–9 Exo 20:10 Deu 5:14 Neh 5:8 Job 19:15 Job 19:16 Job 31:13 Job 31:14 Psa 123:2 Pro 12:9 Pro 13:17 Pro 17:2 Pro 19:10 Pro 25:13 Pro 26:6 Pro 27:18 Pro 27:27 Pro 29:19 Pro 29:21 Pro 30:10 Pro 30:21–23 Ecc 7:21 Isa 52:3 Jer 22:13 Jer 34:8–17 Lam 5:8 Zep 1:9 Mal 1:6 Mat 8:9 Mat 10:24 Mat 10:25 Mat 24:45–51 Luk 12:35–48 Luk 16:1–13 Luk 17:7–9 Luk 22:27 Jhn 13:16 1Co 4:2 1Co 7:21–24 Eph 6:5–9 Col 3:22–25 1Ti 6:1 1Ti 6:2 Tit 2:9 Tit 2:10 1Pe 2:18–20
HIRED
JacobGen 29:15 Gen 30:26
Re-employedGen 30:27–34 Gen 31:6 Gen 31:7 Gen 31:41
Parable of
The laborers of a vineyardMat 20:1–15
The father of the prodigal sonLuk 15:17 Luk 15:19
The rebellious sonLuk 15:15–19
Treatment of, more considerate than that of slavesLev 25:53
Await employment in the marketplaceMat 20:1–3
Wages paid
In kindGen 30:31 Gen 30:32 2Ch 2:10
In moneyMat 20:2
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOLev 19:13 Lev 25:39–41 Deu 24:14 Deu 24:15 Job 7:1 Job 7:2 Job 14:6 Mal 3:5 Mat 10:9 Mat 10:10 Luk 10:7 Rom 4:4 Col 4:1 1Ti 5:18 Jas 5:4

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