Classical Conviction
““My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon, and he is likely to die from hunger in the place where he is. For there is no more bread in the city.” Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, “Take from here thirty men with you, and lift Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he dies.”” Jeremiah 38:9-10 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.38.9-10.nkjv The boldness of Ebed-Melech the eunuch of Ethiopia before king Zedekiah teaches that human position does not necessarily influence his conviction about the truth. Unfortunately, the misconception about political correctness has introduced the concept of relativism to the truth about evil in society. Prior to Jeremiah’s sentence to the dungeon, the opinion of the princes was superior in convicting Jeremiah to death. But later, the loner opinion of Ebed-Melech delivered Jeremiah from death. It just shows the confused state ...