Father And Son In The Bible
In the bible the words father and son reflect an individual s position in a relationship but they are never the same person nor does the bible ever use it in that manner and certainly not literally.
Father and son in the bible. As a father has compassion on his. Firstborn amnom was a rapist. Ungodly sons of godly fathers. God the father god the son and god the spirit.
A man can be a father and a son but he cannot be his own father or be his own son. About the time some are perhaps about to accept the concept of godly sons of ungodly fathers we shall inject the matter of ungodly sons of godly fathers perhaps a more challenging scenario. Since scripture does not separate the father and son from the spirit we must tread carefully. Moses was the father of two sons gershom and eliezer and he also served as a father figure to the entire hebrew people as they escaped from slavery in egypt.
What is most incredible about this is that david is likened unto god the father and solomon is likened unto jesus in 2 sam 7 12 14. Luke 15 20 23 and he arose and came to his father. For what things soever he doeth these also doeth the son likewise. A wise son makes a glad father but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
Hear my son your father s instruction and forsake not your mother s teaching 2 corinthians 6 18. But while he was still a long way off his father saw him and felt compassion and ran and embraced him and kissed him. Fathers do not provoke your children to anger but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the lord proverbs 1 8. Before we examine how the son relates to the father we must consider the doctrine of the trinity the three persons of the godhead.
At times moses seemed to be a larger than life character but he was only a man. David fulfilled may aspects of his role in antitype to god but failed as a father. And the son said to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you. We cannot discuss the two without acknowledging the third person.
Saul to the converse was denounced as a spiritual rebel i sam.