EUNUCHS - The eunuchs of the Bible were usually castrated males or those incapable of reproduction due to a birth defect. Natural eunuchs include those who are born with a physical defect, but they also comprise those who are born with no real desire for marriage or sex. Forced eunuchs are those who have been castrated for whatever reason. Voluntary eunuchs are those who, in order to better serve the Lord in some capacity, choose to forego marriage.

Eunuchs

What is a eunuch in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about eunuchs?
The eunuchs of the Bible were usually castrated males or those incapable of reproduction due to a birth defect.

A eunuch could also be someone who performed work typical of eunuchs, although he remained perfectly capable of having sex—i.e., “eunuch” in some cases was simply a title.

The purpose of intentional castration was to induce impotence and remove sexuality.

It was a common practice in ancient times for rulers to castrate some of their servants and/or advisers in order to subdue and pacify them.

It was especially common to castrate men who tended the royal harem.

Queen Esther’s eunuchs are mentioned in Esther 4:4.

^“4 When Esther's young women and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed. She sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.” English Standard Version (ESV)

In Matthew 19:12, Jesus mentions eunuchs in the context of whether it is good to marry.

He says, “There are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

Jesus identifies three types of “eunuchs” here:

- natural eunuchs (“born that way”),

- forced eunuchs (“made eunuchs by others”), and

- voluntary eunuchs (“those who choose”).

Natural eunuchs include those who are born with a physical defect, but they also comprise those who are born with no real desire for marriage or sex.

Forced eunuchs are those who have been castrated for whatever reason.

Voluntary eunuchs are those who, in order to better serve the Lord in some capacity, choose to forego marriage.

God calls some people to remain single (and therefore celibate).

Paul speaks of those who serve the Lord in their unmarried state in 1 Corinthians 7:7-9.

“⁷ I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

⁸ To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. ⁹ But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.” English Standard Version (ESV)

Some gay groups argue that Jesus was referring to homosexuals when He mentioned eunuchs who were “born that way.”

However, the Bible never uses the words homosexual and eunuch interchangeably.

Furthermore, eunuchs are never referred to in Scripture as being in sin, while homosexuality is universally condemned in both the Old and New Testaments.

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