Bible Commentary

And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother [that dwelleth] by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger [or] sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family: 47 55. The case of Israelites who are slaves of resident foreigners (H but with a large admixture … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:47”

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit [them for] a possession; they shall be your bondmen forever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigor. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you,…. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:46”

Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that [are] with you, which they begot in your land: and they shall be your possession. Moreover, of the children of the strangers, that do sojourn among you,…. The uncircumcised sojourners as they are … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:45”

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, [shall be] of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Property in foreign slaves is here distinctly permitted. It was a patriarchal custom Gen 17:12. Such slaves might be captives taken in war (Num 31:6 following; Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:44”

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor; but shalt fear thy God. Fear thy God – Yahweh was the Lord and Master of His people. To treat a Hebrew as a slave was therefore to interfere with the rights of Yahweh. Compare Rom 14:4. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 43. Thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:43”

For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. Verse 42. For they are my servants] As God redeemed every Israelite out of Egyptian bondage, they were therefore to consider themselves as his property, and that consequently they should not alienate themselves … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:42”

And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. Then shall he depart from thee; thou shalt not suffer him or his to abide longer in thy service, as thou mightest do in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:41”

[But] as a hired servant, [and] as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, [and] shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: [But] as an hired servant,…. Who is hired by the day, or month, or year; and, when his time is up, receives his wages and goes where he pleases, and while a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:40”

And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 39 46. Prohibition of permanent servitude of one Israelite to another (H and P mixed, the former probably preponderating) This case was to be subject to the operation of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:39”

I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to be your God. Here, and in Lev 25:42, Lev 25:55, is expressed the principle which was to limit and modify the servitude of Hebrew servants. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 25:38”