7 GREAT FATHERS IN THE BIBLE
By Bob Bunn|August 5th, 2022|Leadership, Study Scripture|
Here are seven famous fathers in the Bible who can help us in our own journey. Of course, this list isn’t exhaustive, so dig into the Word and see how the lives of other biblical fathers speak to you.
7 FATHERS IN THE BIBLE
1) Adam: When there’s no instruction manual (Genesis 1–4). As literally the first man on the earth, Adam was the first famous father in the Bible. But that also means he had no example to follow when his kids came along. He had to lean into his relationship with his heavenly Father, and that’s not a bad place to be. When you feel like you’re making it up as you go, turn to Him for direction.
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” (Genesis 2:7)
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2:16-17)
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
“Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.” (Genesis 3:23)
2) Noah: When God doesn’t make sense (Genesis 6–8). While Adam had to learn on the fly, Noah had to do something that had never been done—and it probably sounded a little crazy. Rain, much less a flood, was beyond the imagination of his culture. But like a lot of biblical fathers, he obeyed anyway. As a result, he saved his sons and their families from destruction.
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.” (Genesis 6:8)
“And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” (Genesis 6:13-14)
“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” (Genesis 6:22)
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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