20 “And if a man beats his male or female servant with a rod, so that he dies under his hand, he shall surely be punished. 21 Notwithstanding, if he remains alive a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his property.
Exodus 21:20-21 (New King James Version)
24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
Matthew 10:24 (New King James Version)
2006-07-25 02:53:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Wow, more evidence of holy bigotry, batman! Now this time within "class" distinction, the big vaporious snobbish b.a.s.t.a.r.d. can kiss my a.s.s. Sorry, I'm having a bad day today. depressed
2006-07-25 03:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The servant renounced his responsibility and freedom. Now the master is responsible for him and his every action.
What this law is for is to prevent the abuse of authority in a fit of passion by the master.
If the servant or maid dies at the hand of the master, the master was to be punished. There is no punishment defined here, so evidently the punishment would be determined by the authorities, the elders of the city in which the killing took place, or the city closest to the location of the killing.
But if the servant did not die for a day or two, there was no punishment. It would be evident that the master did not intend to kill the servant. The master lost his money.
The servant is forced to remain with this master primarily because he didn't pay his bills, enjoyed the lack of responsibility and the security of slavery, or he was a thief and he was working off his theft. But the servant might be here because of poverty beyond his control; in which case, he should have been a little more careful who he sold himself to.
The master must be given the authority to chasten these servants or he would not get anything out of them.
2006-07-25 17:50:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Matthew chapters 5-7. Jesus tells how we should live as Christians and how we are to treat other people. Also read Ephesians 6:5-9; this shows how we are to conduct ourselves on the job. Galatians 3:23- 4:11.
A lot of Jesus teachings did deal with the role of a servant and his master. I would start reading the Gospels if you still have questions about the matter as well as get yourself a good concordance to search out the Greek and Hebrew meanings of the word.
2006-07-25 10:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by momof1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew 20:25-28
Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
John 15:14-15
You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
We are all equals in the presence of God. This is the Christian root of the modern notion of human rights... a notion which has so far arisen only in the context of Christianity.
And also, even thought the NT sanctions slavery, it was Christians who abolished slavery: Christian nations and Christian abolitionists. The key:
John 16:13
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
You see, God is still speaking...
2006-07-25 09:58:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slavery was very common AND legal in those days. What kind of answer were you looking for? I don't quite understand the question. Do you want God to put his foot down and say "NO, you can't do that!" Doesn't that sort of take away free will? We kick Him out of schools, out of courts, we're trying to take IN God we Trust off the money - we are in the process now of taking Him out of the Pledge of Allegience and you want HIM to intefere in other peoples lives?
Free will means Free Will for EVERYONE. Slaves were also very loyal to their masters back then.
2006-07-25 10:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never heard of love your neighbor as your self??? It would be a lot easier If you just started a weekly bible study instead of picking half sentences out of the Bible and asking about them
2006-07-25 10:02:38 · answer #6 · answered by Mr Toooo Sexy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OT is old news. As for the NT passage, it's about following God.
2006-07-25 09:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
So whats the question?
2006-07-25 09:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by Lundy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you Mr. Too Sexy.
2006-07-25 10:03:59 · answer #9 · answered by Yoda Green's Hope 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watch wat u say bout god
2006-07-25 09:57:38 · answer #10 · answered by lil k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋