Leviticus 25:43

“Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.”

"Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God." - Leviticus 25:43
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What does Leviticus 25:43 mean?

Leviticus 25:43 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God." This verse comes from the Old Testament book of Leviticus, which is understood to be a part of the Mosaic Law given to the Israelites by God through…

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The Weight of Righteous Leadership: A Devotional on Leviticus 25:43

In the book of Leviticus, we find a wealth of commandments designed to guide the behavior of the Israelite people, nurturing a community centered around justice, compassion, and reverence for God. Among these commandments, Leviticus 25:43 states, "Thou shalt not rule over him…

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A Prayer for Compassionate Leadership and Reverence for God

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, acknowledging the depth of Your wisdom and the unfathomable grace that encompasses our lives. As we reflect upon the words of Leviticus 25:43, "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God," we…

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Leviticus 25:43 - "Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God."
Genesis 43:25 - "And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there."
1 Samuel 25:43 - "David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives."
Matthew 25:43 - "I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not."
Leviticus 14:43 - "And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;"
Isaiah 43:25 - "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins."
Leviticus 13:43 - "Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh;"
Leviticus 11:43 - "Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby."
Leviticus 23:43 - "That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God."
Leviticus 25:26 - "And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;"
Leviticus 25:34 - "But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession."
Leviticus 25:1 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,"
Leviticus 16:25 - "And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar."
Leviticus 25:24 - "And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land."
Ezekiel 43:25 - "Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish."
Leviticus 25:13 - "In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession."
Leviticus 25:23 - "¶ The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me."
Leviticus 25:7 - "And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat."
Leviticus 25:32 - "Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time."
Leviticus 27:25 - "And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel."
Leviticus 25:25 - "¶ If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold."
Leviticus 25:12 - "For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."
Leviticus 25:40 - "But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:"
Cycle of sabbath rest year. Leviticus 25:1-7
Leviticus 25:42 - "For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen."
Leviticus 11:25 - "And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even."
Leviticus 25:48 - "After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:"
Leviticus 25:36 - "Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee."
Leviticus 25:19 - "And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety."