Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1802 edition. Extrait: ...At. last they chose rather to have a master over them than to continue in freedom by faithfully observing the law of God. Their liberty reduced to these just bounds consisted in a power to do every thing that was not forbidden by the law, without obligation to ...
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Ce livre historique peut contenir de nombreuses coquilles et du texte manquant. Les acheteurs peuvent generalement telecharger une copie gratuite scannee du livre original (sans les coquilles) aupres de l'editeur. Non reference. Non illustre. 1802 edition. Extrait: ...At. last they chose rather to have a master over them than to continue in freedom by faithfully observing the law of God. Their liberty reduced to these just bounds consisted in a power to do every thing that was not forbidden by the law, without obligation to do any more than it commanded; or being subject to the will of any particular man, but the fathers of families, who had great power over their servants and children at home. There were some Hebrews slaves to their brethren: and the law mentions two cases that reduced them to that condition; poverty, which obliged them to sell themselves;J and commission of theft, which they were not able to make amends for. It appears that the second case comprehended debts likewise, by the example of the widow, whose oil Elisha multiplied, that she might have enough to pay her creditors, and save her children from slavery. It is true, these Hebrew slaves might regain their freedom at the end of six years, that is, in the sabbatical year; and if they were then not disposed to Judg. xxi. 25. t Judg. ii. 11, 22. J Lev. xxv. 39. Exod, xxii. 3. j 2 Kings iv. 1. f Exod. xxi. 2. make make use of this privilege, they might claim their liberty and that of their children in the Jubilee or fiftieth year. It was recommended to them to use their brethren mildly, and rather to make slaves of strangers. We see how submissive their slaves were to them, by the words of the Psalmist; As the eyes of servants look un to the hands of their masters, even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God. From which we may collect that they often gave orders by signs, and that servants were to watch their least motions. The Israelites had a power of life and death..."
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