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
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
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
Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites Nu 31:28-47
Children of defaulting debtors sold as 2Ki 4:1-7
Voluntary servitude of Le 25:47; De 15:16,17; Jos 9:11-21
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
Used as soldiers by Abraham Ge 14:14
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
An abandoned sick man 1Sa 30:13
Kindness to
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
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 Ziba 2Sa 9
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
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 Shimei 1Ki 2:39
Of Joash 2Ki 12:19-21
Of Amon 2Ki 21:23
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
Re-employed Ge 30:27-34; 31:6,7,41
Parable of
The laborers of a vineyard Mt 20:1-15
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 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