The term "mangled" refers to something that has been severely damaged, disfigured, or mutilated. While the specific word "mangled" does not appear in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept of physical and spiritual disfigurement is present throughout the Scriptures. This entry explores the biblical understanding of mangling in both literal and metaphorical contexts.

Physical Mutilation

In the Old Testament, physical mutilation is often associated with judgment or punishment. For instance, in 1 Samuel 31:9-10, after the death of King Saul, the Philistines "cut off his head and stripped off his armor" , displaying his body as a trophy of war. This act of mutilation was intended to disgrace Saul and demoralize the Israelites.

The Law of Moses contains specific prohibitions against self-mutilation, which was a common practice among pagan nations. Leviticus 19:28 states, "You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD" . This command underscores the sanctity of the human body as created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27).

Spiritual Disfigurement

Beyond the physical, the Bible also addresses the concept of spiritual mangling. Sin is often depicted as a force that distorts and corrupts the soul. Isaiah 1:6 describes the spiritual condition of Israel: "From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores, not cleansed or bandaged or soothed with oil" . This vivid imagery portrays the nation’s spiritual decay and need for divine healing.

The New Testament continues this theme, emphasizing the transformative power of Christ to restore what sin has mangled. In 1 Peter 2:24, it is written, "He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His stripes you are healed" . Here, the physical suffering of Christ is linked to the spiritual healing of believers.

Metaphorical Usage

The concept of being mangled can also be applied metaphorically to describe the trials and tribulations faced by believers. The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 4:8-9, writes, "We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed" . This passage highlights the resilience of the Christian faith amidst adversity, suggesting that while believers may be battered by life's challenges, they are not ultimately defeated.

Conclusion

While the Bible does not use the term "mangled" explicitly, the themes of physical and spiritual disfigurement are prevalent throughout the Scriptures. These themes serve as a reminder of the consequences of sin and the redemptive power of God to restore and heal.(imp. & p. p.) of Mangle.

The End
... His body had been worn with disease and mangled with punishments and abuse; and
his hair must have been whitened, and his face furrowed with the lines of age. ...
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The Second Trumpet.
... more clear,""it became as the blood of a dead man." The meaning is, that the Roman
dominion, or extent of power, suffered ruin, was mangled, dismembered, and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mede/a key to the apocalypse/the second trumpet.htm

Talmage -- a Bloody Monster
... such as never ranged African thicket or Hindustan jungle hath tracked this land,
and with bloody maw hath strewn the continent with the mangled carcasses of ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 8/talmage a bloody monster.htm

Of the Trinity and a Christian
... thee. 3. Take heed of taking a part of the Word only, lest thou thereby
go away with the truth as mangled in pieces. For instance ...
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The King.
... wild struggles of that poor soul, and his own wrongs, remembering only the friendship
and nobleness of his earlier days, he casts over the mangled corpses of ...
//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/the life of david/ix the king.htm

The Heathen, who have not a Full Revelation of the Truth...
... horror on the corpse of one who has died under the common law of nature, in the
amphitheatre gazes down with most patient eyes on bodies all mangled and torn ...
/.../tertullian/the shows or de spectaculis/chapter xxi the heathen who.htm

Life from the Dead
... sight! The corpse looks like life still; yet is your beloved one in the
coffin as dead as the mangled bodies on the battle-field. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 38 1892/life from the dead.htm

The Last Days of Augusta, 1560-1572.
... own opinions. He heard that his hymns, which he had desired to see in the
new Hymn-book, had been mangled in a similar manner. His ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter xl the last days.htm

Paul in Malta and Rome.
... separates things, which cannot, in fact, be disjoined, the means and the end; and
then holding up the doctrine of the decrees in this mangled and distorted ...
/.../dick/lectures on the acts of the apostles/lecture xxix paul in malta.htm

A vision of the Latter-Day Glories
... but ere he had time for gladness his eye glanced onward to the cross; he saw Messias
nailed to the tree; he beheld his back ploughed and mangled with the whip. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/a vision of the latter-day.htm

Mangled (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Mangled (1 Occurrence). Lamentations 3:11 He has turned
aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he has made me desolate. (See NIV). ...
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Manger (7 Occurrences)

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Jehu (63 Occurrences)
... On entering the city, Jehu commanded the eunchs of the royal palace to cast down
Jezebel into the street, where her mangled body was trodden under foot by the ...
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Judas (42 Occurrences)
... the valley of Hinnom, "and the rope giving way, or the branch to which he hung breaking,
he fell down headlong on his face, and was crushed and mangled on the ...
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Mangles (1 Occurrence)

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