However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. (Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT)
2006-07-21 01:41:29 · 15 answers · asked by Chibbles_R_Us 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes it does. This passage describes the way Hebrew slaves should be treated. Ironically, this passage was used by many southern, slavery advocates, during the American Civil War, who tried to justify the legality and morality of slavery.
2006-07-21 06:03:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you misunderstand the nature of slavery back then. Unlike today, if you owed someone money, you could sell yourself into slavery for a specified time to repay. Make ya think twice before getting that Capitol One card eh? lol
A lot of people confuse the slavery of blacks with the slavery mentioned in the Bible. It wasn't the same. A slave was basically an employee and was expected to be treated the same as you would an employee of today. Were there abusers? Oh yeah, same as today.
2006-07-21 08:47:42 · answer #2 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep
It also says There is no Jew or Greek. There is no slave or free person. There is no male or female. Because you belong to Christ Jesus, you are all one. -- Gal 3:28
Slavery was a fact of life in those times but the Bible taught people how to live with it. It also teaches freedom and equality which ultimately eroded that culture from the inside.
2006-07-21 08:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you need to read more of that chapter to understand the reference. God is telling Moses the rules for how Israelites must treat each other after delivering them from slavery to the Egyptians. He wants to make sure they are not returned to slavery by their own people.
2006-07-21 08:50:56 · answer #4 · answered by Robert B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Leviticus is the most vicious book of the Bible. While you're there, go read Chapter 21, OK?
2006-07-21 08:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's just the start. There's a lot of crazy stuff in the Bible.
I'm sure the South in the U.S. quoted that stuff in the Civil War to justify their slave holdings.
2006-07-21 09:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by idspudnik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you note the book, chapter and verse, I would assume that you could just look it up and see if that is in The Bible instead of posting your question.
2006-07-21 08:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think u should take this thing so seriously, cos the times have changed and this is a passage from the old testament and Jesus came to change some traditions of the old.
2006-07-21 08:48:07 · answer #8 · answered by oye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow and people follow by a book that says these things! Its a good thing it doesnt say, priests should molest little boys. Wait it doesnt does it?
2006-07-21 08:48:06 · answer #9 · answered by bea1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The bible is a subjective gathering of stories. (I'm not saying the stories are true or not.)
2006-07-21 08:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by · 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋