Generational Sin and Divine Judgment - Obadiah
Robert Dawson
Obadiah
If you are not an only child, then you have lived with, experienced, and felt some degree of sibling rivalry. It can include the typical aggravations and hilarity that come from growing up with others as exhibited by stories like these...
• One person confessed to this mild form of sibling torture. They said, ''When I was probably 7 or 8, my brothers and I thought it would be funny to tell my sister that the jalapeños in the garden were pickles and have her eat one.''
• Another individual who was the recipient of such sibling shenanigans said that she had two brothers who were ten years older and for months they taught me to sing, A, B, C, D, R, F, K. because of that, kindergarten was rather traumatic. She had to be reprogrammed to sing A, B, C, D, E, F, G...''
• For one small sibling it's a wonder they didn't struggle with abandonment issues the rest of their lives. They write, ''When I was about five years old, I got my boots stuck in deep mud and couldn't move. After unsuccessfully attempting to pull me out, my sister walked home to get help. I waited in the rain for an hour, but no one came. So, I pulled my feet out of the boots and walked home barefoot in the rain and mud. When I got home, I found my sister watching TV. She had apparently forgotten about me.''
Some sibling rivalries extend beyond the typical banter, jokes and feelings that we may not be mom's favorite. Some rivalries become bitter and divisive. ''Research studies indicate that up to 45 percent of adult siblings have relationships marked by rivalry or distance. [''Sibling Rivalry Grows Up,'' Wall Street Journal (3-20-12)]'' It is always sad to see.
The book of Obadiah, the shortest OT book, deals with a sibling rivalry, at the time of his writing, that was almost 1,000 years old. A feud for that long makes the Hatfields and McCoys 28-year skirmish seem like child's play. Obadiah tells the tragic ending of a t ...
Robert Dawson
Obadiah
If you are not an only child, then you have lived with, experienced, and felt some degree of sibling rivalry. It can include the typical aggravations and hilarity that come from growing up with others as exhibited by stories like these...
• One person confessed to this mild form of sibling torture. They said, ''When I was probably 7 or 8, my brothers and I thought it would be funny to tell my sister that the jalapeños in the garden were pickles and have her eat one.''
• Another individual who was the recipient of such sibling shenanigans said that she had two brothers who were ten years older and for months they taught me to sing, A, B, C, D, R, F, K. because of that, kindergarten was rather traumatic. She had to be reprogrammed to sing A, B, C, D, E, F, G...''
• For one small sibling it's a wonder they didn't struggle with abandonment issues the rest of their lives. They write, ''When I was about five years old, I got my boots stuck in deep mud and couldn't move. After unsuccessfully attempting to pull me out, my sister walked home to get help. I waited in the rain for an hour, but no one came. So, I pulled my feet out of the boots and walked home barefoot in the rain and mud. When I got home, I found my sister watching TV. She had apparently forgotten about me.''
Some sibling rivalries extend beyond the typical banter, jokes and feelings that we may not be mom's favorite. Some rivalries become bitter and divisive. ''Research studies indicate that up to 45 percent of adult siblings have relationships marked by rivalry or distance. [''Sibling Rivalry Grows Up,'' Wall Street Journal (3-20-12)]'' It is always sad to see.
The book of Obadiah, the shortest OT book, deals with a sibling rivalry, at the time of his writing, that was almost 1,000 years old. A feud for that long makes the Hatfields and McCoys 28-year skirmish seem like child's play. Obadiah tells the tragic ending of a t ...
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