Deuteronomy 15:16-17
15:16 However, if the servant
says to you, “I do not want to leave
you,” because he loves you and your household, since he is well off with you,
15:17 you shall take an awl and pierce a hole through his ear to the door.
Then he will become your servant permanently (this applies to your female servant as well).
Isaiah 26:13
26:13 O Lord, our God,
masters other than you have ruled us,
but we praise your name alone.
Isaiah 26:2
26:2 Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter –
one that remains trustworthy.
Colossians 1:14-15
1:14 in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins.
The Supremacy of Christ
1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation,