Exodus 21:5-6
5 But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’ 6 then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever. Exodus 21:5-6WEB
Classification
The Command
This passage contains a positive command, directed toward Isael: "If the servant shall plainly say, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;' then his master shall bring him to God, and shall bring him to the door or to the doorpost, and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall serve him forever".
Categories
This command is part of the Civil/Judicial Law.
This command fits with laws pertaining to Loving one's neighbor, and Family Regulations.
It contributes to an understanding of Family, Slavery, and Marriage.
Fulfillment
This ordinance is generally understood to represent a continuing obligation for modern civil government.
Commands relating to slavery and the forgiveness of debts find their ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who forgave all our trespasses, and canceled the record of our debt to God by nailing it to the cross (Colossians 2:13-14).
