People who once experienced God and life, and themselves now on the run. Running for his life, and at the same time trying to find the person who committed the crime. Everything was up to him. He had to survive by his own wits. He was always one step ahead of prison and even death.
Most fugitives fear their unacceptability.
Once a criminal, always a criminal. Once an Alcholic, always an alcholic. Once a liar, always a liar. We humans feel that once we have broken over to admitted wrong then we are lost forever. However, it is only when we admit we are out of the fold that Christ can catch us and bring us back into the fold.