We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others." Cross References Matthew 18:25Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned. Genesis 37:27 Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh." And they agreed. Exodus 21:7 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. Leviticus 25:39 If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, you must not force him into slave labor. Isaiah 50:1 This is what the LORD says: "Where is your mother's certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away. Chapter Outline 1. The Jews complain of their debt, mortgage, and bondage6. Nehemiah rebukes the usurers, and causes them to make a covenant of restitution 14. He forbears his own allowance, and keeps hospitality Jump to Previous Already Bondage Children Daughters Fields Flesh Help Lands Power Redeem Servants VineyardsJump to Next Already Bondage Children Daughters Fields Flesh Help Lands Power Redeem Servants Vineyards |
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