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Great clip showing a side of ‘Duck Commander’ Phil Robertson that many don’t know: when he was teammates with future NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw…
Someone on facebook is saying that Bible esppouses hate....like slavery....does the Bible say Slavery is ok?
Wow. Very good.
It's OK to enslave liberals as long as you keep them in your basement.;-)
I recall one of the episodes of DD where Phil is taking the boys fishing and puts “tote sacks” on their heads to hide the location of his fishing hole. He said he had to “Bradshaw” them.
I'm curious to know if Bradshaw supported his old friend recently.
Seriously, in context, since slavery was a fact of life in antiquity, the Bible does address it. It is important to keep in mind that the Old Testament rules are for Jewish (or Hebrew) life in the periods addressed.
I think Exodus has something to say about that... you know: "let my people go", and all that Moses stuff.
The ignorance of today's culture defies belief.
Literally.
Merry Christmas.
I tried to cook it once and absolutely ruined it.
Nobody keeps them very long though because they don’t work and they cry and moan about the food you bring them.
The Bible considers involuntary slavery a capital crime. It allows for voluntary slavery, which was a means of economic survival before the modern welfare state began.
http://www.gotquestions.org/bible-slavery.html
“Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death” (Exodus 21:16)
And they stay in their pajamas all day and drink hot cocoa...and talk about Obamacare.
“Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death” (Exodus 21:16)
The Bible neither condones nor condemns slavery in general. It was common in the world before the US Civil War. There are Old Testament codes for the fair and proper treatment of slaves, more to prevent mistreatment. There is a New Testament example of a Christian slave being admonished to obey rather than rebel. Enslavement of the Israelites was in some instances condemned.
People who look to the Bible for approval of slavery are mistaken. People who look there for condemnation are, too. It just was. It was a status, like citizen, sometimes viewed as punishment.
...does the Bible say Slavery is ok?
I think most Biblical slavery is "involuntary" though a poor man may sell himself into slavery for a fixed period.
That verse in Exodus 21:16 speaks to the kidnapping or theft of a man's freedom.
Take a look at this (an keep in mind that Leviticus was written after 538 BC--i.e. very old)...
Leviticus 25:44-46Here are ALL the verses on slavery in the Bible. LINK to slavery in the Bible.
English Standard Version (ESV)44 As for your male and female slaves whom you may have: you may buy male and female slaves from among the nations that are around you. 45 You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you and their clans that are with you, who have been born in your land, and they may be your property. 46 You may bequeath them to your sons after you to inherit as a possession forever. You may make slaves of them, but over your brothers the people of Israel you shall not rule, one over another ruthlessly.
Nicely put.
The Bible doesn't say slavery is ok. It simply acknowledges slavery and how one should treat slaves (with dignity). In the year of Jubilee (every seven years), people were commanded to release their slaves. If the slaves enjoyed working for a particular person, they could ask to stay and they would be servants for life.
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