Leviticus 25:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold asf bondmen. ”

Leviticus 25:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not (s) be sold as bondmen. (s) To perpetual servitude.
Leviticus 25:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An extension of Exodus 21:2 *, Deuteronomy 15:12 *, from the master's point of view, substituting for slavery proper a mild kind of serfdom, but for the seventh year the fiftieth. To foreign slav...
Leviticus 25:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

brought forth. Note the four occurrences of this expression in these two Chapter s: Leviticus 26:13 , brought out to be free men (in relation to the Egyptians); Leviticus 25:42 (in relation to f...
Leviticus 25:42 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

42. For they are my servants. God here declares that His own right is invaded when those, whom He claims as His property, are taken into subjection by another; for He says that He acquired t...
Leviticus 25:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. For they are my servants - As God redeemed every Israelite out of Egyptian bondage, they...
Leviticus 25:42 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 25:42-43 , &c. For they are my servants, &c.— A great distinction is made between native Israelites and strangers in the case of servitude; and the reason urged is, that the...
Leviticus 25:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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: If thy brother ... be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, х...
Leviticus 25:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sabbatical Year. The Year of Jubilee The matters treated in this chapter are closely related to those in Leviticus 23 , and their separation is another indication that we are dealing with a b...
Leviticus 25:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For they are my servants. — This is a clue to the whole system of Hebrew servitude. These poverty-stricken men, who are driven to sell themselves to their fellow-Israelites, God claims as His serva...
Leviticus 25:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SABBATIC YEAR AND THE JUBILEE Leviticus 25:1-55 THE system of annually recurring sabbatic times, as given in chapter 23, culminated in the sabbatic seventh month. But this remarkable system...
Leviticus 25:42 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Freedom in the Year of Jubilee Leviticus 25:35-55 If a man, through misfortune, were forced to sell himself into serfdom to meet his debts, he could not be legally retained after the trumpet ha...
Leviticus 25:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The last section of the Book of Leviticus is occupied with setting forth laws concerning the outward signs in the land of the proof of possession, together with certain promises and warnings, all end...
Leviticus 25:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The doctrine of free grace, and of full redemption by JESUS, became so important to be shadowed forth, and kept in view through the whole of the law, that the HOLY GHOST was pleased to repeat the sam...
Leviticus 25:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt ,.... The Lord redeemed them out of Egypt, made a purchase of them, and had a prior right unto them, and being his servants...
Leviticus 25:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then shall he depart Thou shalt not suffer him or his to abide longer in thy service, as thou mightest do in the year of release, Exodus 21:2 ; Exodus 21:6 . They are my servants They, no less...
Leviticus 25:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SEVENTH YEAR SABBATH (vv. 1-7) Here was a wonderful provision for Israel every seven years. When they came into their land, they were to plant their land for six years and reap its fruits. But...
Leviticus 25:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. B. C. 1490. 39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by t...
Leviticus 25:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They are my servants; they, no less than you, are members of my church and people; such as I have chosen out of all the world to serve me here, and to enjoy me hereafter, and therefore are not to b...
Leviticus 25:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

What The People of Israel's Attitude Must Be Towards Their Brothers ( Leviticus 25:35-43 ). “Brothers” here means fellow-Israelites who got into financial difficulties, who were to be treated wit...
Leviticus 25:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

The Fear of Jubilee SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 25:1-7 .—Then shall the land keep a Sabbath unto the Lord. For a whole year the land ceased to be the property of the owner; he might not till t...
Leviticus 25:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 25:4 . The seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest. While the Hebrews continued faithful under the Theocracy of heaven, they were the happiest people in the world. A sabbatical year was...
Leviticus 25:42 - The Biblical Illustrator

A Sabbath of rest unto the land. The sabbatic year and jubilee 1. I do not suppose that these sabbatic regulations referred severally to separate and distinct things. The seventh day, the seven...
Leviticus 25:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION The subject of the sacred seasons is taken up again in this chapter, after the parenthetical insertion of Leviticus 24:1-3 . There remain the septennial festive season and that of th...
Leviticus 25:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Consideration for the Poor and for Slaves.
Leviticus 25:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:21-23 ; Leviticus 25:55 ; Romans 6:22
Leviticus 25:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

They are my servants — They, no less than you, are members of my church and people; such as I have chosen out of all the world to serve me here, and to enjoy me hereafter, and therefore are not to...

Leviticus 25:42 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 25:42 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 25:42 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 25:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 25:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 25:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 25:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 25:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 25:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 25:42 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 25:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 25:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 25:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 25:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes