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