Overview
The Bible addresses servant across 7 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and Exodus. Closely related themes include Chiding, Doubting, Egypt and Egyptians. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
Key Bible verses about servant
Old Testament
Exodus
And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?
Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness.
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Judges
Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. For: or, In
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. shore: or, port breaches: or, creeks
Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. jeoparded: Heb. exposed to reproach
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
People in the Bible and servant
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying servant for yourself
- Begin with Exodus 14:11, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Judges and Exodus each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Moses and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Chiding, Doubting, Egypt and Egyptians.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about servant?
The Bible addresses servant across 7 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in Judges and Exodus. Closely related themes include Chiding, Doubting, Egypt and Egyptians. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Moses.
How many Bible verses are about servant?
The Bible references servant in 7 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention servant?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Exodus 14:11: “And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?”
Which people in the Bible are associated with servant?
Moses.
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