Then show me why these verses don't man what they say,
No, since I believe Scripture is knowledge and truth.
Were those customs taking slaves from neighboring nations and allowing sex slavery?
You set the premise, then want others to defend what you say.
There is no teaching about Sex Slaves.
There is no teaching about "TAKING" from neighboring nations.
There is Scripture about men choosing a wife for themselves.
There is scripture about Hebrews ACCEPTING Servants/Slaves from neighboring nations, and the Acceptance is according to the TERMS, set by the man of the neighboring nations AND for Hebrews, also according to what God has set as the TERMS.
There is Scripture about men who OWE a debt and can not repay the debt, and have the option to MAKE HIMSELF subject to the will of the one he is indebted to.
You look at and set a premise according to the WORLD, without understanding Gods INTENT of WHY.
WHY would you teach your child you are the Authority, who provides, who protects, whom they can trust?
Did you not want your children to obey, AND believe it is for their best interest, when you said Yes, or you said No?
From the beginning God has taught men, who were like Babes, without knowledge, without historical experiences, FOR the INTENT and PURPOSE those men would become PREPARED to TRUST GOD, and AVOID unpleasant consequences.
It was customary for fathers, to give their daughters to another man WITH A DOWERY.
If that dowery be Money, and agreeable to them, what is that to you?
If a man could not PAY his own debt, and offered his own self in Service to pay off his debt, what is that to you?
If one man stole another man, and then sold the man in a bargain between him and another man, what is that to you?
The BIG PICTURE IS at some point (specifically when Jesus arrived on earth);
Men were given the OPTION, to Hear, Believe, Trust Jesus, and WILLINGLY GIVE HIM the Authority over their Lives.
And with THAT WILLINGNESS of the man to do so, Comes the Give of the Lord TO Forever KEEP the man Unto Himself, WITH HIS POWER.
Of course God made the Rules for Slavery....
FOR HIS PEOPLE.
And READ the RULES, which ALL BEGIN WITH "IF", which is the Caveat.
And BEWARE of TO WHOM the Rules were GIVEN.
That which is NOT GIVEN TO YOU, is NOT FOR YOU. (Which is what Applicability is all about.)
Incomplete thought.
Leviticus 25 says different.
Incomplete thought.
You have never addressed slaves bought from other nations. Those slaves had nothing to do with indebtedness.
I already established, bondsman, servant, slave, etc. have multiple words to describe and each has it's intent and purpose.
Creating Rules for "IF" when something occurs, does not mean the "something" was condoned.
Two men striking a bargain to exchange one thing for another thing, occurs all day long.
You have a problem when one of the "things" is a human person; yet the fact is that has occured from the beginning, to this day.
The INTENT is for men to become PREPARED, to CHOOSE to SURRENDER their LIFE, to the AUTHORITY of Christ Jesus.
Yet you never give reasons why.
The REASON WHY...inanutshell...
All earthly men are Gods Creations.
All Godly men are Gods Inheritance.
Earthly men are naturally born AGAINST God.
The whole intent is for an individual man, to move through the process, and come to a point he is capable of making HIS OWN CHOICE, to become Gods Inheritance.
Scripture is KNOWLEDGE. It is full of EXAMPLES of Godly men and Un-Godly men, and the Consequences for each, and WHY.
It is the INDIVIDUAL man, WHO chooses WHICH Scriptures shall APPLY to Himself.
IN brief...it IS ABOUT individual "APPLICABILITY".
You come to a public forum, where people are Declaring their Belief and Faithfulness and what APPLIES to them....and What is your declaration? "You object to that which DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU" ? Correct?
God NEVER taught to STEAL another man.
Nor will God FORCE a man to Come to Him.
However God has taught a WAY to come to Him, on His terms.
God has taught coming TO HIM, is Once, is Forever, is His desire, is for the Greatest benefit of mankind.
It is not secret, all men are different. Nor will ALL things APPLY to ALL men. Nor are ALL historical ERAS the same.
What you do not like which was taught to very Early Historical men was not FOR YOU.
You have the benefit of thousands of years of historical knowledge and experiences.
And interesting you mentioned Lev 25, but did not seem to recognize the knowledge and purpose of the Jubilee.
Glory to God,
Taken