Deuteronômio 15

Deuteronômio 15

Ironside - Someone has said, “When we get home to heaven God is not going to look us over for medals but for scars.” I wonder whether we have received any scars for Jesus’ sake. Many of them are not physical scars, they are scars of the heart, but it is a great thing to have the brand-marks of the Lord Jesus. NET NOTE - When the bondslave's ear was drilled through to the door, the door in question was that of the master's house. In effect, the bondslave is declaring his undying and lifelong loyalty to his creditor. The scar (or even hole) in the earlobe would testify to the community that the slave had surrendered independence and personal rights. This may be what Paul had in mind when he said "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus" (Gal 6:17). Amy Carmichael wrote these piercing words that speak to the call on every follower of Jesus (2Ti 3:12+, Ro 8:17+, Php 1:29+, 2Co 4:17)… Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side, or hand? I hear thee sung as mighty in the land; I hear them hail thy bright, ascendant star. Hast thou no scar? Hast thou no wound? Yet I was wounded by the archers; spent, Leaned Me against a tree to die; and rent By ravening beasts that compassed Me, I swooned. Hast thou no wound? No wound? No scar? Yet, as the Master shall the servant be, And piercèd are the feet that follow Me. But thine are whole; can he have followed far Who hast no wound or scar? This truth of believers bearing the brand marks indicating we are no longer our own but serve our Master forever and ever reminds me of an old song by Wayne Watson.... We Belong To Him How can we live in sin Knowing He died to free us From the chains within our soul Let us give the Lord control Of all the things that quickly bind us And walk no longer in darkness We belong to Him, we belong to Him Crucified right by His side Bought with a price through one sacrifice We belong to Him Now is the time to understand That sin has no reign on us The power of life in Jesus Christ Has made us free from the ways of death We belong to Him, we belong to Him Crucified right by His side Bought with a price through one sacrifice We belong to Him Flesh of His flesh, bone of His bone Born of His blood, His very own We belong to Him At Calvary God's Son was made an offering The price required, it was paid in full The Word of God was spoken The power of sin was broken God's chosen seed has been redeemed We belong to Him, we belong to Him Crucified right by His side Bought with a price through one sacrifice We belong to Him Deuteronomy 15:18 "It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free, for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man; so the LORD your God will bless you in whatever you do. shall not: De 15:10 a double: Isa 16:14 21:16 Lu 17:7,8 Deuteronomy 15 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries It shall not seem hard to you when you set him free - Don't grumble when you set him free for after all you have had his labor and only had to pay for room and board! "One should not be complaining when a slave is set free after six years of service." (Utley) It is fascinating that the same verb translated "set free" is the very verb shalach Moses used to describe God's demand of Pharaoh to "Let My People go (shalach)" (Ex 5:1, Ex 6:11, Ex 7:2, 14, Ex 8:1, et al). And how did Pharaoh respond? With a hardening of his heart, which God then hardened (Ex 7:3+). The same Hebrew word qashah used to describe Pharaoh's hardened heart is the word used here in the phrase "it shall not seem hard (qashah) to you." Qashah means to be difficult and conveys the idea of stubbornness. These parallels lead Currid to comment that "The reality is that Hebrew masters are not to treat their Hebrew slaves in the way that Pharaoh behaved towards his Hebrew slaves!" (ibid) Currid goes on to apply this teaching - In this section we see the principle of imitative generosity. As Yahweh was compassionate towards his people in slavery in Egypt, so the Hebrew master is to be gracious and merciful to the Hebrew slave indentured to him. The Hebrew is required to care for the disadvantaged in a bountiful manner. We, as Christians, are to act the same way: God has delivered us from slavery to sin, and he did that in a most gracious way, by sending his only Son to die in our stead. Therefore, we should also tend to the disadvantaged (both spiritually and physically) in an overwhelming show of generosity. And such generosity is not to be exercised in a grumbling manner, but with a loving heart. Warwick put it this way: ‘As the Giver of all things, so each receiver loveth a cheerful giver. For a bargain is valued by the worth of the thing bought, but a gift by the party giving, which made the widow’s mite of more worth than the riches of superfluity. I see then he gives not best that gives most, but he gives most that gives best. If then I cannot give bountifully, yet I will give freely, and what I want [i.e., lack] in my hand supply by my heart. He gives well that gives willingly.’ for he has given you six years with double the service of a hired man - NKJV “he has been worth a double hired servant” NRSV “worth the wages of hired laborers” TEV “at half the cost of hired servants” NJB “he is worth twice what a paid servant would cost you” NET Bible “twice the time of a hired worker” so the LORD your God will bless (barak) you in whatever you do - Once again the blessing connected to obedience. And ultimately God is looking at their heart (loving, forgiving, helping) (cf 1 Sa 15:22). Keene - Moses offered a double motivation to one who was perhaps too greedy to set his servant free. In fairness he should realize that it would have cost him at least twice as much if he had hired someone for six years. Second, if in faith he would obey the command to release his servant, the LORD would bless him in everything he would do. This promise of blessing in return for obedience is stated often in Deuteronomy, four times in this chapter alone (Dt 15:4, 6, 10, 18). NET NOTE - The Hebrew term מִשְׁנֶה (mishneh, “twice”) could mean “equivalent to” (cf. NRSV) or, more likely, “double” (cf. NAB, NIV, NLT). The idea is that a hired worker would put in only so many hours per day whereas a bondslave was available around the clock.