What is a good quote from the bible referencing freedom to all people? (NEEDS TO BE IN THE OLD TESTIMENT)?
Posted on April 9th, 2010 by admin
The word freedom appears only once in the Old Testament (Lev. 19:20), where the application is limited.
The central theme of the book of Exodus is "Let my people go!" (Ex. 5:1), a phrase which was to resonate with the civil rights movement in the United States. To the extent that "Let my people go!" means that slavery is unacceptable, it is a universal statement wherever people are oppressed.
Psalm 146:7 says: "Which [the LORD] executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners."
In Isaiah 58:6, the prophet, who has no use for ritual fasts, describes the fast that is pleasing to the LORD: "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke."
April 10th, 2010 at 1:48 am
I’m not sure about ALL people but you might want to try the Book of Exodus where the Hebrews were freed.
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April 10th, 2010 at 2:02 am
The word freedom appears only once in the Old Testament (Lev. 19:20), where the application is limited.
The central theme of the book of Exodus is "Let my people go!" (Ex. 5:1), a phrase which was to resonate with the civil rights movement in the United States. To the extent that "Let my people go!" means that slavery is unacceptable, it is a universal statement wherever people are oppressed.
Psalm 146:7 says: "Which [the LORD] executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners."
In Isaiah 58:6, the prophet, who has no use for ritual fasts, describes the fast that is pleasing to the LORD: "Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke."
References :
King James Version, since it is the most familiar.