prisioner for the lord part 1

''Prisoners for the Lord''  Part 1

Person                        Situation

Joseph                        Refused to be seduced by his boss's wife, resulting in false

Gen 39:7-23;             accusations of sexual harassment and time in prison;

41:1-43                       eventually rose to leadership according to God's plan.

Samson                      Allowed himself to be tricked by his lover Delilah into

Judge 16:21-31         revealing the secret of his strength resulting in arrest by

                                     the Philistines who paraded him as a trophy until God

                                     enabled him to take revenge-and his own life in the process.

Micaiah                       Refused to join other prophets in falsely predicting that

1 Kings 22:1-38          Ahab would succeed in battle resulting in his imprisonment Ahab did die in the battle.

Hanani                        As a seer of the Lord condemned King Asa for relying on

2 Chr 16:7-17             the Syrians, for which he was put in prison.