The
Law concerning
Employees,
Servants and Slaves
184.
Not to delay payment of a hired man’s wages (Lev. 19: 13 You shall not cheat your
fellow and you shall not rob; a worker’s wage shall not remain with you
overnight until morning). (This command teaches us that You shall not cheat, by depriving a worker of his earnings or
by forcibly withholding anything belonging to another person, such as an
article that was in their care).
185.
That the hired laborer shall be permitted to eat of the produce he is
reaping (Deut. 23:
25-26 When you come into the
vineyard of your fellow, you may eat grapes as your desire to your fill, but
you may not put any into your vessel.
When you come into the standing grain of your fellow man you may pluck
ears with your hand but you may not lift a sickle against the standing grain of
your fellow man.)
(The
laborer engaged in harvesting crop may eat from them during the course of his
labor, but he may not take anything home or give it to other who are not
personally entitled to take. This also apply to those who minister among the
people they are entitle to feed themselves from the tithes).
186.
The traveler may eat from the standing grain. (Deut. 23: 25 When you come into the
vineyard of your fellow, you may eat grapes as your desire to your fill, but
you may not put any into your vessel). This command
teaches us that if we are
walking by a field we may pick fruit from the side of the field and eat until
you are full, but we may not carry any off it way in our bag.
187.
That a hired laborer shall not eat produce that is not being harvested
(Deut. 23:
26
When you come into the standing grain of your fellow man you may pluck ears
with your hand but you may not lift a sickle against the standing grain of your
fellow man) (This command
teaches us that we may eat to
fill our belly, but we cannot harvest the field. Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath
day. And His disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat.) In the redeemed
community need to restore this principle to their lives.
188.
To pay wages to the hired man at the due time (Deut. 24: 15 On that day shall you
pay his hire; the sun shall not set upon him, for he is poor, and his life
depends on it, let him not call out against you to YAHWEH, for it shall be a
sin in you). (This command
teaches us that the Torah has
already said that one may not withhold the payment due to a worker, but here it
add a further admonition not to do so to the poor, who are usually defenseless
and more vulnerable to this kind of persecution. YAHWEH exacts punishment more
quickly against those who take advantage of the poor. Those who are poor in
spirit need some reassurance as soon as you see them do what is right, this
will be a big boost in moral for them, it shows that they are making spiritual
progress.)
189.
To deal judicially with the
Hebrew bondman in accordance with the laws appertaining to him (Ex. 21: 2-6 If you buy a Hebrew bondsman,
he shall work for six years; and on the seventh he shall go free, for no
charge. If he shall arrive by himself, he shall leave by himself; if he is the
husband of a woman, his wife shall leave with him. If his master gave him a
woman and she bears him sons or daughter, the wife and her children shall
belong to her master, and he shall go out by himself. But if the bondman shall
say, I love my master, my wife, and my children I shall not go free. Then his
master shall bore through his ear with the awl, and he shall serve him forever.) (This command teaches us that an Hebrew is a person who follow Torah, If he should purchase a
bondservant his job is to teach Torah to his sons as well to the bond servant.
As in six day our Creator El YAHWEH created the world and He said it is very
good. The Hebrew Bondman must teach Torah to even His servant. After six years
that servant should be Torah proficient. That man may chose to remain under the
authority of His Master or he may choose to be on His own. A bondservant in the
Hebrew sense is not hard labor as one might think, time must be given to that
person for their spiritual growth. A person cannot grow spiritually under Egypt
190.
Not to compel the Hebrew servant to do the work of a slave (Lev. 25: 39 If you
brother become impoverished with you and is sold to you; work him with slave labor.) (This command
teaches us that although Torah
gave Hebrew men the right to sell themselves to another Hebrew, they are not
slave in the General sense of the word.
They are indentured servant, who fore a specific reason are not free to
resign their employment to another. A very popular Hebrew saying he who buy
himself a slave buy himself a master. That Master must see to the physical and
spiritual welfare of the servant.)
191.
Not to sell a Hebrew servant as a slave (Lev. 25: 42 For they are My servant,
whom I have taken out of the land
of Egypt
192.
Not to treat a Hebrew servant rigorously (Lev. 25: 43 You may not subjugate
him through hard labor, you shall fear your El YAHWEH.) (This command
teaches that though a Hebrew
might sells himself as a slave to be subjected to a master. This master must
behave as a image of El YAHWEH who only want the best for those who subjugate
themselves to Him. El YAHWEH goal is for us to love Him and love our fellow
man, not to have domination but dominion over each other.)
193.
Not to permit a gentile to treat harshly a Hebrew bondman sold to him
(Lev. 25:
53 He shall be with him like a laborer hired by the
year; he shall not subjugate him through hard labor in your sight.) (This command teaches that a Hebrew person is forbidden to stand by and
tolerate the sight of their fellow Hebrew being subjugated harshly).
194.
Not to send away a Hebrew bondman servant empty handed, when he is
freed from service (Deut. 15: 13 But when you send him away from you, you shall not send him
away empty-handed)
(This
command teaches that after the
servant have serve you for six year, you shall not send him away empty-handed.
The master should feel an obligation not merely to give his outgoing servant or
disciple a bonus.).
195.
To bestow liberal gifts upon the Hebrew bondsman (at the end of his
term of service), and the same should be done to a Hebrew bondwoman (Deut. 15: 14 Adorn him generously
from your flock, from your threshing floor, and from your wine cellar.) (This command
teaches that this could also
imply that when a servant has reached spiritual maturity, give him a few of
your flock and let him start his own sheep fold or ministry).
196.
To redeem a Hebrew maid-servant (Ex. 21: 8 If she is displeasing in
the eyes of her master, who should have designated her for himself, he shall
assist in her redemption;) (This command teaches that we should look at this from a ministry point of view. If a Member of
a congregation displeases the rabbi, who should have dedicated himself to
minister to her, for her spiritual development, he cannot tell her to leave the
group. He is obligated to assist her in her redemption effort, even if he does
not like her.)
197.
Not to sell a Hebrew maid-servant to another person (Ex. 21: 8 he shall not have the
power to sell her to a stranger man for he had betrayed her) (This command
teaches that in ministry the
Rabbi has a moral obligation to help her prepare for the marriage of the Lamb
and those who are under his care, even if He does not like her. It is the
responsibility of the master to her find or prepare herself for the groom.)
198.
To espouse a Hebrew maid-servant (Ex. 21: 8-9 If she is displeasing in
the eyes of her master, who should have designated her for himself, he shall
assist in her redemption; If
he had designated her for his son, he shall deal with her according to the
right of the young woman.) (This command teaches us that these rights mention in this verse still apply even if she did not
mature and become a wife. If she is
bought to the Master he must still provide food, shelter and marital relations.
In the spiritual this means Torah the living bread, it Shelter, it protection
from harm, and it help maintain the fellowship and union of the family.)
199.
To keep the Canaanite slave forever (Lev. 25: 46 You shall hold them as a heritage fot youe
childrenafter you to inherit as a possession, you shall work with them forever.) (This command
teaches that Torah says we may
purchase slaves from among the surrounding unbelieving nations. Those slaves
become the property of El YAHWEH as well. Meaning that we must make converts of
those who are our neighbors and take them into our homes as well. This
evangelism 101.)
200.
Not to surrender a slave, who has fled to the land of Yisrael, to his
owner who lives outside Palestine (Deut. 23: 16 You shall not turn over to his former master a
slave who is rescued from Him to you.) (This command teaches that when someone who comes from an abusive home seek shelter from
a Hebrew person, we cannot return that person to the abusive situation. This is
similar to an unsaved person who wants to be saved and ask us for help, we
cannot refuse them).
201.
Not to wrong such a slave (Deut. 23: 17 He shall
dwell with us in our mids, in what ever place he will choose in one of your
cities, which is beneficial to him; you shall not taunt him.) (This command
teaches that we should never make fun or treat anyone badly, who leaves their
former idols worship and come to us seeking the true and living El YAHWEH).
202.
Not to muzzle a beast, while it is working in produce which it can eat
and enjoy (Deut. 25: 4 You should not muzzle an
ox in its threshing.) (This command teaches that an Ox in Torah represent a servant who labor
to bring the harvest to completion. Do not stop the Ox from eating while it
goes about it business plowing the field or harvesting the crop.).
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