SERVANT in the Bible

-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 -11,20,21,26,27,32; -22; 25:6,10,35-55; ,14,18; 24:7 -Kidnapping forbidden -14; 24:7; ; -Fugitive, not to be returned to his master ,16 -David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave -Instances of fugitive -Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah (Sarai), her owner -Sought by Shimei -41 -Onesimus interceded for, by Paul -Rights of those born to a master ; 17:13,27; ; ; ; -Bought and sold ,27; 37:28,36; 39:17; ; ; ; ; ; -Captives of war became slaves ; 21:10-14; ; ,10; -Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites -47 -Thieves punished by being made ; -Defaulting debtors made ; -Children of defaulting debtors sold as -7 -Voluntary servitude of ; ,17; -21 -Given as dowry ,29 -Owned by priests ; -Slaves owned slaves -The master could marry, or give in marriage -10; -14; ,35 -Taken in concubinage ,2,6; 30:3,9 -Used as soldiers by Abraham -Must be circumcised ,27; -Must enjoy religious privileges with the master' s household ,18; 16:11,14; 29:10,11 -Must have rest on the sabbath ; 23:12; -Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus ,22; 12:13; ; -Kindness to, commanded ; -Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the disobedience of Israel ; ,8 -Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice ,12; 16:3; -18,23 -Emancipation of -4; -22; -Freedmen called "Libertines," -Cruelty to -The Israelites -22; 2:1-4; ,34 -An abandoned sick man -Kindness to -By the Roman centurion -13; -10 -By Paul -INSTANCES OF -Joseph -28,36 -Israelites -22; 5:7-14; ,21 -Gibeonites -27 -Canaanites -The Jews in Babylon ; EST 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10 -Emancipation of ; -4 -FIGURATIVE ,55; ; -51; -48; 17:7-9; -35; -22; ; 7:21-23; ; ; ; -INSTANCES OF GOOD -Joseph -20; 41:9-57; -Elisha -6 -Servants -Of Abraham GEN 24 -Of Boaz -Of Jonathan -Of Abigail -17 -Of David ; 15:15,21 -Of Ziba 2SA 9 -Of Naaman ,3,13 -Of Nehemiah ,23 -Of the Roman centurion -Of Cornelius -Onesimus -Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents -23; -19 -WICKED AND UNFAITHFUL -Jeroboam -Gehazi -27 -Zimri ,10; -Onesimus -Of Abraham and Lot -Of Abimelech -Of Ziba -4; with 19:26,27 -Of Absalom ,29; 14:30 -Of Shimei -Of Joash -21 -Of Amon -Of JOB ,16 -In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds -30; -26 -In the parable of the vineyard -41; -9 -Conspiracy by -See CONSPIRACY -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO -9; ; ; ; ,16; 31:13,14; ; ; 13:17; 17:2; 19:10; 25:13; 26:6; 27:18,27; 29:19,21; 30:10,21-23; ; ; ; 34:8-17; ; ; ; ; 10:24,25; 24:45-51; -48; 16:1-13; 17:7-9; 22:27; ; ; 7:21-24; -9; -25; ,2; ,10; -20 -See EMPLOYEE -See EMPLOYER -See MASTER -HIRED -Jacob ; 30:26 -Re-employed -34; 31:6,7,41 -Parable of -The laborers of a vineyard -15 -The father of the prodigal son ,19 -The rebellious son -19 -Treatment of, more considerate than that of slaves -Await employment in the marketplace -3 -Wages paid -In kind ,32; -In money -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO ; 25:39-41; ,15; ,2; 14:6; ; ,10; ; ; ; ; -See MASTERS -See WAGES