There is a recurring theme throughout the books of Kings in the OT where a king dies, his son becomes king, "and he did evil just as his father did". Sometimes we also have, "however, he did..." and we are reminded how easy it is to inherit ungodly practices, theology or attitudes from those who are our earthly or spiritual fathers. For some of us it might be said, "however they did..." but of how many of us could it be said, "He was righteous and did good unlike his father"? How many of us avoid the passive approach of simply carrying on what we have taken over and not questioning the whys and the wherefores of what we do? How many of us take the line that we are 'mostly' correct and this is good enough and how many of us are like David who had humility and a daily relationship with God to enable him to constantly learn and be guided?
We also read about Elijah being fed by Ravens. Ravens are clever birds and this might be a metaphor for us being willing to be fed by the wise people around us when we have lost vision and passion in a difficult situation.
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