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H5649עֲבַד ʻăbad — a servantH5650עֶבֶד ʻebed — a servantH5288נַעַר naʻar — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescenceG3816παῖς paîs — a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by
analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a childG1401δοῦλος doûlos — a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntaryG3610οἰκέτης oikétēs — a fellow resident, i.e. menial domestic
Verses(5+)
- VerseGenesis 24:34“I am Abraham’s servant,” he replied.
- VerseGenesis 30:10And Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a son.
- VerseGenesis 30:12When Leah’s servant Zilpah bore Jacob a second son,
- VerseGenesis 24:66Then the servant told Isaac all that he had done.
- VerseMatthew 23:11The greatest among you shall be your servant.
People(5)
- PersonHagarSarah's Egyptian servant and mother of Ishmael; the first person to name God — “Thou God seest me” (El Roi, 16:13).
- PersonGehaziElisha's servant who ran after Naaman's silver with a lie and carried Naaman's leprosy away with it.
- PersonEpaphrasColossae's founding evangelist, the beloved fellow-servant from whom the church learned the gospel (Col 1:7), always striving in prayer for the Lycus Valley churches (4:12-13)…
- PersonJeroboam ISolomon's industrious servant made first king of the torn-away north; his golden calves at Bethel and Dan became the sin that named him — "Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made…
- PersonMark (John Mark)Jerusalem believer and companion of Barnabas, Paul, and Peter; traditional author of the second Gospel, preserving Peter's preaching of Jesus the Servant who acts.
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH5649 עֲבַד · ʻăbad (Hebrew)a servant
- WordH5650 עֶבֶד · ʻebed (Hebrew)a servant
- WordH5288 נַעַר · naʻar (Hebrew)(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence
- WordG3816 παῖς · paîs (Greek)a boy (as often beaten with impunity), or (by analogy), a girl, and (genitive case) a child
- WordG1401 δοῦλος · doûlos (Greek)a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary
Themes(5+)
- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeSufferingSuffering enters the story at the Fall. Genesis 3 turns childbirth into pain and labor into toil, and the rest of the Old Testament treats hardship as the ordinary texture of…
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
- ThemeJusticeScripture's justice vocabulary runs on two paired Hebrew terms: *mishpat* (H4941), the right verdict rendered at the city gate — a legal, courtroom word — and *tsedaqah*…
- ThemeMercyMercy in Scripture is not a mood God occasionally feels but a self-disclosed name. When the LORD passes before Moses on Sinai and proclaims who He is, the first words out are…
Topics(1)
Prophecies(3)
- ProphecyCalled the ServantThe Messiah would be God's chosen Servant.
- ProphecyThe Suffering Servant Bears Our SinsThe central prophecy of substitutionary atonement — the Messiah would bear the sins and sorrows of others, suffering in their place.
- ProphecySuffering Servant Shall Prolong His DaysIsaiah's Suffering Servant dies as a sin offering, yet afterward 'sees his seed,' 'prolongs his days,' and is 'satisfied.' A dead servant cannot see descendants or prolong his…
Feature Pages(5+)
- FeatureSuffering ServantIsaiah 52:13–53:12 and its fulfillment in the passion of Christ — the densest messianic prophecy in the Hebrew Bible.
- FeatureThe Servant SongsFour songs, one figure — Isaiah 42, 49, 50 and 53 read in order, and the portrait sharpens until it can only be one Person.
- FeatureIsaiah — the Study GuideThe Fifth Gospel: the two-panel book, the Holy One of Israel refrain, and the Servant wounded for our transgressions.
- FeatureThe Mind of Christ — Philippians 2:5-11The hymn's own V-shape: descent to the death of the cross, then exaltation to the name above every name — and the mind Paul commands the church to share.
- Feature1 Peter — the Study GuideA living hope through undeserved suffering: sojourners of the Dispersion, a royal priesthood of living stones, the Suffering Servant's steps to follow, the spirits in prison, and the Chief Shepherd's crown of glory.
Authors(5+)
- AuthorJohn MacArthurJohn Fullerton MacArthur Jr. was born in Los Angeles on June 19, 1939, into a family line of preachers. His father, Jack MacArthur, was a pastor and radio preacher; the…
- AuthorPaulinus of MilanPaulinus was a deacon of the church of Milan who served as notary and personal secretary to Bishop Ambrose. He was with him at the end — he says he was present at Ambrose's…
- AuthorCassiodorusFlavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator was born about 485 at Scylacium in Calabria, in the toe of Italy, to a family that had served the state for generations. He served…
- AuthorGregory the DialogistGregory was born in Rome about 540, into an old senatorial family with money and land. The Rome he grew up in was a wreck. Plague came through in waves. The Lombards were…
- AuthorMacrina the YoungerMacrina was born about 327 at Caesarea in Cappadocia, the eldest of ten children in one of the most remarkable families in Christian history. Her grandmother Macrina the Elder…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resourceTobit 8:18Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave.
- Study resource1 Maccabees 1:8And his servants bare rule every one in his place.
- Study resourceSirach 7:21Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty.
- Study resource2 Esdras 10:37Now therefore I beseech thee that thou wilt shew thy servant of this vision.
- Study resource2 Esdras 8:24O hear the prayer of thy servant, and give ear to the petition of thy creature.