The 365 Day Devotional Commentary

Philemon

INTRODUCTION

This brief, intensely personal letter was written to Philemon, a wealthy Christian slave-owner in Asia Minor’s Lycus Valley. In it Paul appealed to Philemon to welcome back Onesimus, a runaway slave who had been converted under Paul’s ministry. The letter is a dramatic example of how the Gospel unites people of every social class in Christ.

OUTLINE OF CONTENTS

I.	Thanksgiving and Prayer	Phile. 1–7
II.	Plea for Onesimus	Phile. 8–22
III.	Greetings, Benediction	Phile. 23–25