There are a number of bad fathers in the Bible. Isaac plays favorites with his two children, Jacob and Esau. Jacob followed his father’s pattern and chose Rachel and Joseph as favorites. Eli’s sons were out of control, committing all kinds of evil. Samuel was a wonderful prophet but a poor father because Israel did not want his sons to lead them. David was a bad father and it led to his own son overthrowing his kingdom. Solomon had so many children that he could not have been a good father to all of them.
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