Leviticus 25:42 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Because they are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they must not be sold as slaves.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is saying that the Israelites belong to Him since He freed them from Egypt, so they should never be sold into slavery again.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from God's laws about the Year of Jubilee, when all debts were forgiven and Hebrew slaves were set free. God was establishing that since He had already rescued the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, they fundamentally belonged to Him as His people. This law protected Israelites from permanent enslavement to each other, reminding them of their identity as God's redeemed people.

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