Creditors
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF » God's claim upon men (Matthew 5:25,26;18:23,25; Luke 7:41,47)
- ILLUSTRATIVE OF » The demands of the law (Galatians 5:3)
- MIGHT DEMAND » Pledges (Deuteronomy 24:10,11; Proverbs 22:27)
- MIGHT DEMAND » Security of others (Proverbs 6:1;22:26)
- MIGHT DEMAND » Mortgages on property (Nehemiah 5:3)
- MIGHT DEMAND » Bills or promissory notes (Luke 16:6,7)
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS » By selling the debtor or taking him for a servant (Matthew 18:25; Exodus 21:2)
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS » By selling the debtor's property (Matthew 18:25)
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS » By selling the debtor's family (2 Kings 4:1; Job 24:9; Matthew 18:25)
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS » By imprisonment (Matthew 5:25,26;18:34)
- OFTEN EXACTED DEBTS » From the sureties (Proverbs 11:15;22:26,27)
- PROHIBITED FROM » Taking millstones in pledge (Deuteronomy 24:6)
- PROHIBITED FROM » Violently selecting pledges (Deuteronomy 24:10)
- PROHIBITED FROM » Exacting usury from brethren (Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36,37)
- PROHIBITED FROM » Exacting debts from brethren during sabbatical year (Deuteronomy 15:2,3)
- Defined (Philemon 1:18)
- To return before sunset, garments taken in pledge (Exodus 22:26,27; Deuteronomy 24:12,13; Ezekiel 18:7,12)
- Might take interest from strangers (Deuteronomy 23:20)
- Sometimes entirely remitted debts (Nehemiah 5:10-12; Matthew 18:27; Luke 7:42)
- Often cruel in exacting debts (Nehemiah 5:7-9; Job 24:3-9; Matthew 18:28-30)
- Were often defrauded (1 Samuel 22:2; Luke 16:5-7)