"But if the servant plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’ then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever." vv.5-6
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There's ear pricing in the Bible! Piercing one's ear was a sing of ownership to a master. It was a slave wanting to stay in that position forever under his master. Notice that it's the slave's choice and no the master's. This was a voluntary lifelong servitude. There were many laws by God on how to treat slaves and were cared for (if master did according to the law). Because of indebtedness or other crisis, people had to go in to slavery, but Moses put a time limit on it- 6 years. A slave that is married and has children all in slavery, might not want to leave them, especially if he loves his master. So too in our lives we serve only one master whom we love, the Lord Jesus Christ. We are not slaves to Him, but desire to be yoked with Him and serve Him forever! We don't need to get our ears pierces a as mark, but have the seal of the Holy Spirit that we're His. Do you love The Master? What earthy "masters" are hard/easy to love? How long are you committed to earthly masters? How long to God?
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