Leviticus 25:55
For they are my servants, the sons of Israel, whom I led away from the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people: “Remember this day, on which you were taken away from Egypt and from the house of servitude. For with a strong hand the Lord has led you away from this place. Thus, you shall eat no leavened bread.
Leviticus 25:42For these are my servants, and I led them away from the land of Egypt; let them not be sold into the condition of servitude.
Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have presented Egypt as your atonement, Ethiopia and Seba on your behalf.
Romans 6:14For sin should not have dominion over you. For you are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:22Yet truly, having been freed now from sin, and having been made servants of God, you hold your fruit in sanctification, and truly its end is eternal life.
1 Corinthians 9:19For when I was a free man to all, I made myself the servant of all, so that I might gain all 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 →