This section covers parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, whoever has authority over you. It could possibly cover older siblings; but section b below will consider that in more detail. For now, let’s just say there are many different family types, and it is possible that some older siblings will just not be willing.
That’s getting ahead of things, though. Let’s talk about the one we learned is supposed to be the spiritual leader – the father.
The Shunammite woman apparently didn’t have a father living. Because of sin and climate change after the Flood, life spans were way down. Life expectancy was close to the life span in today’s poorer nations. So, there was no grandfather for her son to look up to. The Shunammite woman was great on her own, as we’ve seen. However, if your mother isn’t ready to take the lead, you must.
