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 shall say unto Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
Isaiah 50:1
Thus says the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have you sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.

He a home-born

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no descendants: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got myself male and female servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle more than all that were in Jerusalem before me: