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18But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

Deuteronomy 24:18 —

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Deuteronomy 5:15

    And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

  • Deuteronomy 24:22

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

  • Deuteronomy 16:12

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

  • Deuteronomy 15:15

    And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 14-22)

Here, I. Masters are commanded to be just to their poor servants, Deut. 24:14 , 15 . 1. They must not oppress them, by overloading them with work, by giving them undue and unreasonable rebukes, or by withholding from them proper maintenance. A servant, though a stranger to the commonwealth of Israel, must not be abused: “For thou wast a bondman in the land where thou wast a stranger (Deut. 24:18),…

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