Leviticus 25:55
For the sons of Israel are servants to me. They are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. I am LORD your God.
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Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for by strength of hand LORD brought you out from this place. There shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Leviticus 25:42For they are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. They shall not be sold as bondmen.
Isaiah 43:3For I am LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior. I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in thy stead.
Romans 6:14for sin will not have dominion over you. For ye are not under law, but under grace.
Romans 6:22But now having been made free from sin, and having become servile to God, ye have your fruit for sanctification, and the end, eternal life.
1 Corinthians 9:19For although being free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that I might gain the more.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:40-55
Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 39 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: 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 41 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. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought… Read the whole commentary →