Two year olds...

Listen to the opening paragraph in this USA Today newspaper article on Friday, October 11th:

A 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson died on Friday in a Sioux Falls, S.D., hospital, the victim of alleged abuse by a man who was dating the boy's mother, police confirmed.

I cannot get this story out of my mind. This little two year old boy was beaten by a 27 year old man and died due to the injuries that the little boy sustained to his head.

My iWitness...

My mind goes in a lot of different directions on this sad, horrific and tragic story.
Here is one place that I go...

What is it about 2 year olds that have such a tragic and sad tale in the Biblical history due to two particular men in charge of their territories?

Pharaoh became fearful that the Hebrews were becoming too powerful and too populated in Egypt. He laid down an edict that all Hebrew baby boys under two years of age be killed.
Moses was born under this edict and the Lord saved him.

King Herod heard from the "Wise Men" that a savior was to be born near Jerusalem in the town of Bethlehem. Herod, feeling very insecure laid down the edict that all the baby boys under two years of age be killed in Bethlehem.
Jesus was born under this edict and the Lord saved him.

My heart hurts and aches for these families that lost children, lost their sons due to the edicts of someone in authority.

My heart hurts and aches for the family of this little boy who lost his life due to the temper of the man who was watching him at the time.

Here is what that little two year old's father, Adrian Peterson had to say...

 "We mourn and grieve but heaven had the baddest welcoming party for my son. That knowledge gives me peace. I'm still hurt and feel the pain of life, but I'm able to function because of the peace and joy of knowing my loved ones are in a much better place."

I agree with everything that Adrian states and believes.

But, my heart still hurts and aches...

And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and Fear not!
David!

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who did not know Joseph. ⁹ And he said to his people, “Behold, the people of Israel are too many and too mighty for us. ¹⁰ Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land.” ¹¹ Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with heavy burdens. They built for Pharaoh store cities, Pithom and Raamses. ¹² But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. And the Egyptians were in dread of the people of Israel. ¹³ So they ruthlessly made the people of Israel work as slaves ¹⁴ and made their lives bitter with hard service, in mortar and brick, and in all kinds of work in the field. In all their work they ruthlessly made them work as slaves.
¹⁵ Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ¹⁶ “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” ¹⁷ But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. ¹⁸ So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” ¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” ²⁰ So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. ²¹ And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. ²² Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”
(Exodus 1. 8-22)