Prisoners
Summary
Scripture records many notable prisoners and establishes principles for their treatment, while using imprisonment as a metaphor for spiritual bondage.
☩Notable Biblical Prisoners
Joseph was imprisoned in Egypt on false charges. Samson was bound and imprisoned by the Philistines. Jeremiah was thrown into a cistern. John the Baptist was imprisoned by Herod. Peter and John were jailed for preaching. Paul and Silas sang hymns in prison at Philippi. Paul spent years imprisoned, writing several epistles from confinement.
☩Treatment of Prisoners
The Hebrew midwives' refusal to kill infants suggests ethical limits to obedience. Joseph cared for prisoners. Jesus declared that visiting prisoners was serving Him. The author of Hebrews exhorts believers to remember prisoners as if bound with them. Paul commends Onesiphorus for not being ashamed of his chains.
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See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Prisoners," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. VIII (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).