2 Chronicles 21:7

Liars. Deceivers. Schemers. Murderers. Adulterers. Idol worshippers. Child sacrificers. Polygamists. Prostitutes. Jesus’ earthly Family Tree is gnarled and grossly misshapen, with all sorts of sordid and sorry characters. In today’s terms, we call that dysfunctional. The prefix dys means “ill, bad.” Used in conjunction with the word function, it means “badly functioning.” Which aptly describes not only Jesus’ Family Tree but everyone else’s since the dawn of Adam and Eve. Sin creates dysfunction…