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Deuteronomy 15:12 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Deuteronomy 15:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 15 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Release of Servants
“And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.”
Deuteronomy 15:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 15:12
If thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free—The eved Ivri (עֶבֶד עִבְרִי, 'Hebrew servant') entered servitude through debt (Exodus 21:2-6), not ethnicity. The seventh year echoes creation's Sabbath rest—as God ceased labor, so must economic bondage cease. Liberation isn't earned but calendrically mandated.This foreshadows Christ's acceptable year of the LORD (Luke 4:19, citing Isaiah 61:1-2)—the ultimate Jubilee. Paul applies it: Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men (1 C...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 15:12
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“who has been sold to you”
“At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release.”
“And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.”