Last week, in Job, we saw a father who suffered unimaginable loss — and who, in the mercy of God, was granted new sons and daughters and the renewed joy of family life. This week, the tone changes. We turn to Aaron and Moses — two brothers, two fathers, two callings — and a form of loss that isnot undone. Aaron — A Father Who Held His Peace Aaron’s sons are priests. They minister in the newly consecrated tabernacle. Their calling is high, visible, and sacred. Butthe LORD

The Bible is remarkably frank about David’s family life. His early sons were born during years of movement, danger, and accumulation: “And unto David were sons born in Hebron…”—2 Samuel 3:2–5 Each son had a different mother. David was building a kingdom, securing alliances, accumulating wives and heirs — the accepted practice of kings, but a dangerous one.