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Masters

Authority of, established - Col 3:22; 1Pe 2:18

SHOULD, WITH THEIR HOUSEHOLDS,

• Worship God
- Ge 35:3
• Fear God
- Ac 10:2
• Serve God
- Jos 24:15
• Observe the Sabbath
- Ex 20:10; De 5:12-14
• Put away idols
- Ge 35:2

Should select faithful servants - Ge 24:2; Ps 101:6,7

Should receive faithful advice from servants - 2Ki 5:13,14

DUTY OF, TOWARD SERVANTS;

• To act justly
- Job 31:13,15; Col 4:1
• To deal with them in the fear of God
- Eph 6:9; Col 4:1
• To esteem them highly, if saints
- Phm 1:16
• To take care of them in sickness
- Lu 7:3
• To forbear threatening them
- Eph 6:9
• Not to defraud them
- Ge 31:7
• Not to keep back their wages
- Le 19:13; De 24:15
• Not to rule over them with rigour
- Le 25:43; De 24:14

Benevolent, blessed - De 15:18

Unjust, denounced - Jer 22:13; Jas 5:4

Good-Exemplified

• Abraham
- Ge 18:19
• Jacob
- Ge 35:2
• Joshua
- Jos 24:15
• Centurion
- Lu 7:2,3
• Cornelius
- Ac 10:2

Bad-Exemplified

• Egyptians
- Ex 1:13,14
• Nabal
- 1Sa 25:17
• Amalekite
- 1Sa 30:13
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