Thematic Bible: Duties of, to masters


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or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with very little is also dishonest with a lot. So if you haven't been faithful with unrighteous wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? And if you haven't been faithful with what belongs to foreigners, who will give you what is your own?

Abram answered Sarai, "Look, your servant is under your control, so do to her as you wish." So Sarai dealt so harshly with Hagar that she ran away from Sarai. Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfMastersOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Causes OfEmployers, Bad ExamplesGiven Into One's HandsLeaving People Alonemistress

You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyOrder In The HomeServants, GoodSubmissionEmployeesGentle WordsServants Of PeopleslaveryRespectServant LeadershipRespecting Authoritypeterreverence

The angel of the LORD told her, "You must go back to your mistress and submit to her authority." Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordHumble Yourselfmistress

On one of their raids to the territory of Israel, Aram had taken captive a young girl when she was an infant, who had eventually become an attendant to Naaman's wife. She mentioned to her mistress, "If only my master were to visit the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy."

Now, one of the young men told Nabal's wife Abigail: "Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our lord, but he screamed insults at them. The men were very good to us. They didn't harm us, and we didn't miss anything all the time we moved around with them when we were in the field. They were a wall around us both day and night, all the time we were with them taking care of the sheep. read more.
Now, be aware of this and consider what you should do. Calamity is being planned against our master and against his entire household. He's such a worthless person that no one can talk to him."


Do not do this only while you're being watched in order to please them, but be like slaves of the Messiah, who are determined to obey God's will. Verse ConceptsEyes, Figurative UseMen PleasersPleasing GodServants, BadPleasing MenPopularity SoughtSubmission To God's WillDoing God's WillWork As To ChristService

"So I gave her a ring for her nose and bracelets for her wrists. I bowed down and worshipped the LORD, and I praised the LORD God of my master Abraham, who led me on the true way to request the daughter of my master's brother for his son. Verse ConceptsBowing Heads Before GodGod Has GuidedBlessed Be God!

"Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hasn't held back his gracious love and faithfulness from my master! The LORD has led me to the house of my master's relatives!" Verse ConceptsJourneyKindnessGod Has GuidedBless The Lord!God Showed His Lovingkindness

From that day on, half of my helpers engaged in the work while the other half kept spears, shields, bows, and armor ready. The senior officials backed all of the Judeans Verse ConceptsBreastplatesArmourShieldsArmor ProtectionFractions, One HalfHalf Of Groups

No one neither I, my allies, my servants, nor the bodyguards who accompanied me changed clothes. Everyone carried a weapon even while going for water. Verse ConceptsWeaponsPeople Stripping Off

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyYokesEmployeesProfaning God's NameSlavesHonour The HonourableGentleness As A Fruit Of The Spirit

"A son honors his father and a servant his master. So if I'm a father, where is my honor? And if I'm a master, where is my respect?" says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies to you priests who are despising my name. "But you ask, "How have we despised your name?' Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofHonorProphecy, Methods Of OtRespect, For Human BeingsServants, GoodStatusHonouring ParentsServants Of PeopleHonour The HonourableRespectRespecting ParentsLoving Your Parentsclosurereverencehonour

"After he was appointed king, the prince came back. He ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called so he could find out what they had earned by investing. The first servant came and said, "Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

"The second servant came and said, "Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.' Verse ConceptsSecond BeingLarge Denominations


Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them Verse Conceptsethics, personalServants, GoodEmployeesSlavesPleasing MenAvoid QuarrelsBe Subject To People

"I'm Abraham's servant," he said. "The LORD has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become wealthy. He has provided him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, camels and donkeys. My master's wife Sarah gave birth to my master's son in her old age, and Abraham has given him everything that belongs to him. read more.
My master made me swear this oath: "You are not to select a wife for my son from among the daughters of the Canaanites in this land where I live. Instead, you are to go to my father's household, to my relatives, and choose a wife for my son there.' "So I asked my master, "What if the woman won't come back with me?' "Abraham told me, "The LORD, who is with me wherever I go, will send his angel with you to make your journey successful. So you are to choose a wife for my son from my family, from my father's household. Only then will you be released from fulfilling my oath. However, when you come to my family, if they don't give her to you, you'll be released from fulfilling my oath.' "So today I arrived at the spring and prayed, "LORD God of my master Abraham, if you wish to make the journey that I have traveled successful, here I am standing by the spring. May it be that the young woman who comes out to draw water, from whom I request a little water from her jug to drink, if she tells me to drink and also draws water for the camels, may she be the woman that the LORD has chosen for my master's son.' "Before I had finished praying, along came Rebekah with her jug on her shoulder! She went to the spring and drew some water. I asked her to please let me have a drink. She quickly lowered her jug from her shoulder and told me, "Have a drink while I also water your camels.' So I drank, and she also gave my camels water to drink. "That's when I asked, "Whose daughter are you?' "She replied, "I'm the daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore for him.' "So I gave her a ring for her nose and bracelets for her wrists. I bowed down and worshipped the LORD, and I praised the LORD God of my master Abraham, who led me on the true way to request the daughter of my master's brother for his son. So now, if you wish to show gracious love and truth toward my master, tell me so. But if not, tell me, so that I may go elsewhere."

He and the men with him ate and drank, and then they spent the night. When they got up the next morning, the servant requested, "Send me off to my master." But her brother and mother said, "Let the young lady stay with us a few days at least ten and after that she may go." "Please don't delay me," the servant answered them. "The LORD has made my journey successful. Send me off so I can return to my master."

"Relax," the manager said. "You can stop being afraid, now. Your God, the God of your father, has placed hidden treasure within those sacks for you. I've been paid in full." Then he brought Simeon out to them, ushered the men into Joseph's palace, gave them water to wash their feet, and provided fodder for their donkeys.

A week later, the child died, and David's staff was afraid to tell him that the child had died. They were telling themselves, "Look, when the child was still alive, we talked to him but he wouldn't listen to what we said. Now what kind of trouble will he bring on himself if we tell him that the child has died?" Verse ConceptsRashnessServants, GoodThe Seventh Day Of The WeekHarming OneselfDay 7Death Of Unnamed IndividualsTelling Of People's SituationsFear Of IndividualsThe Death Of Babieslosing a loved oneDeath Of A ChildLosing SomeoneExamples Of Good Servants

But when they had prepared a meal and set it in front of him, he said, "I'm not eating until I've spoken." "Speak up!" Laban exclaimed. Verse ConceptsDinnerGiving InformationThose Who Provided A Meal

Moreover, those who have believing masters should be respectful to them, because they are fellow believers. In fact, they must serve them even better, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dear to them. These are the things you must teach and exhort. Verse ConceptsBelieversPartakersTeaching In The ChurchServing PeopleExhort OthersRespect For PeopleThose Who Had Faith

That's when he prayed, "LORD God of my master Abraham, help me to succeed today. Please show your gracious love to my master Abraham. Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersGrace, In OtAdventureSuccess Through GodguidanceHaving A Good Day

You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMonotonyOrder In The HomeServants, GoodSubmissionEmployeesGentle WordsServants Of PeopleslaveryRespectServant LeadershipRespecting Authoritypeterreverence

Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us. Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineMaidsMind, Of GodStatusWaiting On GodEmployeesServants Of PeoplePaying Attention To Godservanthoodmovementmistress

or steal from them. Instead, they are to show complete and perfect loyalty, so that in every way they may make the teaching about God our Savior more attractive. Verse ConceptsAdornment, Of WomenApplying The BibleAttractionSound DoctrineDo Not StealInternal Adornmentartistsdoctrine

Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them Verse Conceptsethics, personalServants, GoodEmployeesSlavesPleasing MenAvoid QuarrelsBe Subject To People

Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them Verse Conceptsethics, personalServants, GoodEmployeesSlavesPleasing MenAvoid QuarrelsBe Subject To People

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