Thanks, Bro. Blume, for those thoughts on the "Love Slave."
I remember our pastor teaching on that one night but his emphasis was on our choosing to be a slave/servant because of our love to our Master and our wish to retain our family/church.
A couple of years ago I was reading
Hebrews 10 and
Psalm 40 and saw the connection by realizing that the writer of Hebrews was quoting from the LXX but the Hebrew text had a little different reading.
"Mine ears hast thou opened" --did that mean Jesus had His ear(s) pierced? Reckon He wore an ear ring? Could Christian men today wear an ear ring to demonstrate their willing submission to Jesus as their Lord and Master?
This post is a sorta hodge podge. Who do you reckon is the author of the Book of Hebrews? Paul (as many seem to believe); Luke (might explain the LXX quote and no reference to pierced ears of a slave); Barnabas (a Levite and should be familiar with the priesthood, sacrifices, and ritual addressed in the book); Priscilla (maybe the only woman to author a NT book)?