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Authority of, established - Col 3:22; 1Pe 2:18
SHOULD, WITH THEIR HOUSEHOLDS,
- Worship God
- Ge 35:3- Fear God
- Ac 10:2- Serve God
- Jos 24:15- Observe the Sabbath
- Ex 20:10; De 5:12-14- Put away idols
- Ge 35:2Should select faithful servants - Ge 24:2; Ps 101:6,7
Should receive faithful advice from servants - 2Ki 5:13,14
DUTY OF, TOWARD SERVANTS;
- To act justly
- Job 31:13,15; Col 4:1- To deal with them in the fear of God
- Eph 6:9; Col 4:1- To esteem them highly, if saints
- Phm 1:16- To take care of them in sickness
- Lu 7:3- To forbear threatening them
- Eph 6:9- Not to defraud them
- Ge 31:7- Not to keep back their wages
- Le 19:13; De 24:15- Not to rule over them with rigour
- Le 25:43; De 24:14Benevolent, blessed - De 15:18
Unjust, denounced - Jer 22:13; Jas 5:4
Good-Exemplified
- Abraham
- Ge 18:19- Jacob
- Ge 35:2- Joshua
- Jos 24:15- Centurion
- Lu 7:2,3- Cornelius
- Ac 10:2Bad-Exemplified
- Egyptians
- Ex 1:13,14- Nabal
- 1Sa 25:17- Amalekite
- 1Sa 30:13 Next Topic (Measures)