Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Eunuchs.



eunuch (play /ˈjuːnək/; Greek: "Ευνούχος") is a person born male who does not reproduce and may bear non-masculine or even effeminate characteristics, many of whom were castrated. Usually, if castrated, this was done early enough to have major hormonal consequences.
The term often refers to those castrated (without their consent) in order to perform a specific social function, as was historically common in many societies. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 21st century BC.[1][2] Over the millennia since, they have performed a wide variety of functions in many different cultures such as: courtiers or equivalent domesticstreble singersreligious specialists, government officials, military commanders, and guardians of women or harem servants. In some translations of ancient texts, individuals identified as eunuchs sometimes historically included men who were impotent, as well as those who were celibate. Wikipedia

I love how God speaks to everyone in the Bible. He has this promise for eunuchs, who must have suffered and been lonely in this life. 

"Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the Lord say, 'The Lord will surely separate me from His people.'
Nor let the eunuch say, 'Behold, I am a dry tree.'
For thus says the Lord, 'To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
and choose what pleases me, and hold fast my covenant,
To them I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.'"
Isaiah 56:3-5

No matter what we suffer in this life, God will make it up to us. He promises this over and over in the Bible. 

2 comments:

Nancy said...

I had never put all that together before...Thank you...
And you are certainly right about God will make up for the suffering in this life...He says He will give back the years the locust ate........

Thank you so much for your visits to my blog.....Your encouragement is so appreciated......

Belle said...

Thank you also for visiting me!