Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5200 Human civilisation » 5603 wages Payment by an employer for work done; all labourers should be paid fairly and regularly. Laws relating to wages Payment should be made regularly Deuteronomy 24:14-15 See also Leviticus 19:13 Regular rates of pay Leviticus 25:50; Mark 6:37 pp John 6:7; Mark 14:5 pp John 12:5 Labourers should not be defrauded Malachi 3:5; James 5:4 See also Jeremiah 22:13 A fair wage should be paid Matthew 20:2-4 A normal day's pay for a labourer in NT times was one denarius. See also Colossians 4:1 A fair day's work should be done 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 See also Ephesians 6:7-8; Colossians 3:23 Labourers should be content with a fair wage Wage earners suffer in times of trouble Egypt under judgment Jerusalem under judgment Haggai 1:6 See also Zechariah 8:10 The world under judgment The example of Jacob as a wage earner Hosea 12:12 See also Genesis 29:15 He agreed his wages beforehand; Genesis 29:18 He was paid in kind; Genesis 29:25-27 He was cheated by Laban; Genesis 30:28-34 He makes an arrangement he can turn to advantage; Genesis 31:6-7 He accuses Laban of dishonesty; Genesis 31:8-9 He protests his own honesty; Genesis 31:38-42 He looks back on his experience. The wages of God's servants The Levites Numbers 18:30-31; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:10-13 Temple workers 1 Kings 5:6; 2 Kings 12:11-15; Kings 22:3-7 pp 2 Chronicles 34:8-11; 2 Kings 22:9 pp 2 Chronicles 34:16-17 Zechariah's derisory pay Zechariah 11:12-13; Matthew 27:3-10 Labourers in the parable of the workers in the vineyard Ministers of the gospel 1 Timothy 5:17-18 See also Deuteronomy 25:4; Luke 10:7; John 4:36-38; 1 Corinthians 9:7-14; Galatians 6:6 The apostle Paul It was Paul's choice to work freely: 1 Corinthians 9:15; 2 Corinthians 11:7-9 Philippians 4:18 He expressed gratitude for gifts he received. Spiritual lessons from wages Life's rewards are hard-earned The wages of sin Romans 6:21-23 See also Job 15:31-32; Isaiah 65:7; Jeremiah 51:6; 2 Peter 2:13 The freeness of God's grace The generosity of God The rewards of righteousness Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 11:18; Proverbs 31:31; Matthew 10:42 pp Mark 9:41; 1 Corinthians 3:14; Hebrews 6:10; 2Jn 8 See also
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