Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in ex 21
Bible References
This is a most humane and merciful addition to the law in ex 21
Exodus 3:21
I will grant this people public favor with the Egyptians, and as a result, when you leave you won't go empty-handed.
Leviticus 25:42
Since they're my servants whom I've brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
Jeremiah 22:13
"How terrible for him who builds his house without righteousness, and its upper rooms without justice, who makes his neighbor work for nothing, and does not pay him his wage.
Malachi 3:5
"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.