Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?

Bible References

Israel

Exodus 4:22
And you are to say to Pharaoh, The Lord says, Israel is the first of my sons:
Isaiah 50:1
This is the word of the Lord: Where is the statement which I gave your mother when I put her away? or to which of my creditors have I given you for money? It was for your sins that you were given into the hands of others, and for your evil-doing was your mother put away.

He a home-born

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain