Godly King Hezekiah's pride and selfishness brought judgment on his descendants, yet his response to this was self-centered, "Will there not be peace and security in my lifetime" (2 Kings 20:19).
In fulfillment of God's judgement regarding some of Hezekiah's descendants becoming eunuchs (סָֽרִיסִ֔ים plural of סָרִיס) in the Babylonian court, almost a century later Daniel is placed under the authority of Ashpenaz, the master of Nebuchadnezzar's eunuchs (סָֽרִיסִ֔ים, Daniel 1:3).
Yet Daniel who never had children proved to be a father to many people, fulfilling the role of protector and provider. He is the one God chose to be a father to the people of Israel by giving him the prophecy of the 70 weeks.
A far worse example of bad fathers is found in the dreadful words of Matthew 27:25, "His blood be on us and on our children!"
Sometimes a good father allows his child to feel abandoned. When the Lord Jesus hung on the cross, he cried out: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46 in fulfillment of Psalm 22:1)
The Lord Jesus was cut off from the Father when he took our sins on himself. Yet he was not utterly cut off, so as he died, 'Jesus called out with a loud voice, "FATHER, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.' (Luke 23:46 referencing Psalm 31:5).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...
