Bad Guys of the Bible: Alexander the Coppersmith
by David Chadwick
Alexander the Coppersmith is our next bad guy. Let's look at his story in 2 Timothy 4:14-18 and see why he's another one of my bad guys of the Bible.
We don't know much about Alexander except his name and profession. But it could be that at one time he co-labored with Paul in planting churches and teaching the gospel. In the least, he and Paul knew each other on some level.
Something went wrong because Paul says that he did him great harm (2 Timothy 4:14). There was clearly some evil plot that really hurt Paul. Not that Paul doesn't just say harm, but GREAT harm. Some other…
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