SERVANTS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
Early mention of
Persons devoted to the service of another so called
The subjects of a prince or king so called
Persons of low condition so called
Persons devoted to God so called
The term often used to express humility
Christ condescended to the office of
Are inferior to their masters
Should follow Christ's example
Should be contented in their situation
Should be compassionate to their fellows
When patient under injury are acceptable to God
The property of masters increased by faithful
DIVIDED INTO
Male
Female
Bond
Hired
HIRED
Called hireling
Engaged by the year
Engaged by the day
Not to be oppressed
To be paid without delay at the expiration of their service
To be esteemed worthy of their hire
To partake of the produce of the land in the sabbatical year
If foreigners not allowed to partake of the passover or holy things
Anxiety of, for the end of their daily toil, alluded to
Hebrew slaves serving their brethren to be treated as
Hebrew slaves serving strangers to be treated as
Often stood in the market place waiting for employment
Often will fed and taken care of
Often oppressed and their wages kept back
SLAVES OR BOND
Called bondmen
By birth
By purchase
Captives taken in war often kept as
Strangers sojourning in Israel might be purchased as
Persons belonging to other nations might be purchased as
Persons unable to pay their debts liable to be sold as
Thieves unable to make restitution were sold as
More valuable than hired servants
When Israelites not to be treated with rigour
When Israelites to have their liberty after six years service
Israelites sold as, refusing their liberty, to have their ears bored to the door
Israelites sold to strangers as, might be redeemed by their nearest of kin
All Israelites sold as, to be free at the jubilee
Could not when set free demand wives or children procured during servitude
To be furnished liberally, when their servitude expired
When foreigners to be circumcised
To be allowed to rest on the Sabbath
To participate in all national rejoicings
Persons of distinction had many
Engaged in the most menial offices
Maimed of injured by masters to have their freedom
Masters to be recompensed for injury done to
Laws respecting the killing of
Of others not to be coveted or enticed away
Seeking protection not to be delivered up to masters
Custom of branding, alluded to
Sometimes rose to rank and station
Sometimes intermarried with their master's family
Laws respecting marriage with female
Seizing and stealing of men for, condemned and punished by the law
Laws respecting, often violated
BOND, ILLUSTRATIVE
Of Christ
Of saints
Of the wicked
DUTIES OF, TO MASTERS
To pray for them
To honour them
To revere them the more, when they are believers
To be subject to them
To obey them
To attend to their call
To please them well in all things
To sympathise with them
To prefer their business to their own necessary food
To bless God for mercies shown to them
To be faithful to them
To be profitable to them
To be anxious for their welfare
To be earnest in transacting their business
To be prudent in the management of their affairs
To be industrious in labouring for them
To be kind and attentive to their guests
To be submissive even to the froward
Not to answer them rudely
Not to serve them with eye-service, as men-pleasers
Not to defraud them
SHOULD SERVE
For conscience towards God
In the fear of God
As the servants of Christ
Heartily, as to the Lord, and not to men
As doing the will of God from the heart
In singleness of heart
With good will
When Good
Are the servants of Christ
Are brethren beloved in the Lord
Are the Lord's freemen
Are partakers of gospel privileges
Deserve the confidence of their masters
Often exalted
Often advanced by master
To be honoured
Bring God's blessing upon their masters
Adorn the doctrine of God their Saviour in all things
Have God with them
Are prospered by God
Are protected by God
Are guided by God
Are blessed by God
Are mourned over after death
Shall be rewarded
CHARACTERISTICS OF WICKED SERVANTS
Eye-service
Men-pleasers
Deceit
Quarrelsomeness
Covetousness
Lying
Stealing
Gluttony
Unmerciful to their fellows
Will not submit to correction
Do not bear to be exalted
Shall be punished
Good-Exemplified
Eliezer
Deborah
Jacob
Joseph
Servants of Boaz
Jonathan's armour bearer
David's servants
Captive maid
Servants of Naaman
Servants of Centurion
Servants of Cornelius
Onesimus after his conversion
Bad-Exemplified
Servants of Abraham and Lot
Servants of Abimelech
Absalom's servants [Absalom's servants obeyed a bad master; they were bad men rather than bad servants]
Ziba
Servants of Shimei
Jeroboam
Zimri
Gehazi
Servants of Amon
Job's servants
Servants of the High Priest
Onesimus before his conversion