Slavery is in the Bible... plain and simple

Thank you for the video, and explanation of slavery therein.

That is exactly what it says. So, if I sell myself into indentured servitude, which I did, and anyone that joined the military did. You signed a contract that basically stated that you were owned by the government for 8 years. They provided us with a place to live, food to eat, medical, and some money for things that we might want to buy or need. In this modern arrangement, I decided that I would not date or have children until my contract had expired. What would keep an someone who had made a contract to sell themselves for money that they got themselves for 6 years of service to not get married and not have children during that span of time? Then, if they just could not hold out, they were free and could go out and be productive and buy back there children from their former boss. There is a difference. A person that would accept the awl in the ear was a person that felt as though they could not make it in life on their own and that they needed someone to keep them. The became a ward of the household along with their wife and children. Those men were not able to make it in there own so the made the decision to stay under the household of someone that could take care of them and would let them work in their household. Biblical times were completely different than today and/or Civil War times. Look at the way in which the tribes of Israel moved about and stayed together. The way in which families stayed together and worked together. Families would look out for one another. It is likely that an indentured servant would have been an outsider to a society and that could help get him established. There were many indentured servants that used that method to make their way to America early on. Slavery did exist. The Israelites were slaves in Egypt for over 400 years.