by David Gibson<\/p>\n
Most Bible students know the conversion story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-39. But how many know the story of an Ethiopian eunuch named Ebed-melech? His heroic actions are recorded in Jeremiah 38:1-13; 39:15-18.<\/p>\n
Because Jeremiah was proclaiming the truth God told him to preach, his enemies threw him into a cistern to die, and he sank into the mud.<\/p>\n
When Ebed-melech learned of Jeremiah’s plight, he petitioned King Zedekiah to spare Jeremiah. The king consented, authorizing Ebed-melech to use the men under his command to pull Jeremiah out of the mire. Because Jeremiah was evidently so firmly stuck in the mud, Ebed-melech provided him with “worn-out clothes and worn-out rags” to cushion his armpits from the pull of the ropes. Thus, Jeremiah was brought up to safety.<\/p>\n
Because of Ebed-melech’s courageous actions, God promised to bring him safely through the horrors about to engulf Jerusalem-“because<\/em>,” He said, “you have trusted in Me<\/em>” (Jeremiah 39:18 NASB).<\/p>\n In these difficult times, when so many oppose the truth and persecute those who stand for it, we need to be like Ebed-melech, who trusted God enough to take a stand. And God will be pleased when we do.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by David Gibson Most Bible students know the conversion story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-39. But how many know the story of an Ethiopian eunuch named Ebed-melech? His heroic actions are recorded in Jeremiah 38:1-13; 39:15-18. Courageously countering evil Because Jeremiah was proclaiming the truth God told him to preach, his enemies threw…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1873,1015],"class_list":["post-91525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-eunuch","tag-jeremiah"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82183,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-are-there-no-black-people-in-the-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":91525,"position":0},"title":"Why are there no black people in the Bible?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Why are there no black people in the Bible? 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