Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled?
Israel
He a home-born
Bible References
Israel
Exodus 4:22
And tell Pharaoh, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: Israel is mine eldest son,
Isaiah 50:1
Thus sayeth the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, that I sent unto her? Or who is the usurer, to whom I sold you? Behold, for your own offenses are ye sold: and because of your transgression, is your mother forsaken.
He a home-born
Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, "See, to me hast thou given no seed: lo, a lad born in my house shall be mine heir!"
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I bought servants and maidens, and had a great household. As for cattle and sheep, I had more substance of them than all they that were before me in Jerusalem.