Nehemiah 5:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

We after

Matthew 25:15

2 Corinthians 8:12

Galatians 6:10

Redeemed

Leviticus 25:47

Sell your

Exodus 21:16

Deuteronomy 24:7

Shall they

Romans 14:15

1 Corinthians 8:11

Held

General references

Leviticus 25:48

Amos 8:6

Bible References

We after

To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one—to each according to his own ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately

For if the eagerness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, we must work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.

Redeemed

“If a foreigner or temporary resident living among you prospers, but your brother living near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner living among you, or to a member of the foreigner’s clan,

Sell your

“Whoever kidnaps a person must be put to death, whether he sells him or the person is found in his possession.

“If a man is discovered kidnapping one of his Israelite brothers, whether he treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from you.

Shall they

For if your brother is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy that one Christ died for by what you eat.

Then the weak person, the brother for whom Christ died, is ruined

by your knowledge.

Held

The noblemen’s voices were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer;
words have left them.

So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

Now we know that whatever the law says speaks to those who are subject to the law,

so that every mouth may be shut and the whole world may become subject to God’s judgment.

General references

he has the right of redemption after he has been sold. One of his brothers may redeem him.

We can buy the poor with silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals
and even sell the chaff!”