NYM Ministries: Broken Families in a Broken World (from Today's Native Father #132)

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This article is from Today's Native Father, issue #132, March/April, 2004. Related articles from this issue:
Families Caught Between Culture and Kingdom
When A Parent Has Already Failed
A Look at Two Biblical Mothers

Broken Families in a Broken World
A Bible Study by David Hertzler

The more we study biblical families, the more clearly we see that the Bible does not idealize families. Seldom in the Bible do we find a family without its faults. Yet many of these fathers are commended for their faith. Match each family below with one of the “Headlines” on the right.

The family of...

_____1. Abraham
Genesis 16:1-6

_____2. Isaac
Genesis 25:27-28

_____3. Jacob
Genesis 29:22-30

_____4. Moses
Exodus 18:1-8

_____5. Jesse
1 Samuel 16:1-13

_____6. David
2 Samuel 13:1-22

_____7. Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 17:3, 21:1-7

_____8. Hosea
Hosea 1:2-3, 3:1-3

_____9. Joseph
Mark 3:20-21, 31-35

_____10. Philemon
Philemon 1-21

A. Preacher’s wife plays the prostitute

B. Polygamous husband has favourite wife

C. Church leader is slave owner

D. Godly father allows son to marry into wicked family

E. Husband uses surrogate wife to produce an heir

F. Siblings refuse to support brother’s ministry

G. Undisciplined children caught in sexual wrong-doing

H. Father ignores youngest son

I. Parents pick favourites among children

J. Father’s work takes him away from family

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