Does the Bible Condone "Slavery"?
In a word, the answer is "no!" When we use the word “slavery” we conjure up primarily western images from the recent four or five centuries that include terrible abuse. What is described as “slavery” in the Mosaic Law (which was given to Hebrews for a specific period of time which ended at the cross) is so different from our modern idea of what slavery is, that it’s not accurate to refer to it as “slavery”. There is no Biblical word that corresponds to what we think of when we hear or read the word "slavery".
















