Pathfinder Church | November 7, 2021 | Doug Mauss

David’s ancestry is so important that one of Jesus Christ’s most commonly used titles was the “Son of David.” And yet in David’s own family, he passively tolerated and enabled severe dysfunction amongst his children. One son raped his half-sister, and David did nothing. In light of David’s inaction, another son murdered the first son. Yet another son led a rebellion, and usurped David’s throne in defiance of God’s will. In all of it, David refused to take leadership of his family when they needed him most.

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