I just saw the movie Gladiator. There is one part in which Maximus the victorious general is talking with the emperor, who is sure he is dying. He has a son who is sure that he shall be the next emperor, and everyone else naturally assumes the same. But the emperor has other plans - he knows his son is not fit to rule and will be a tyrant, while Caesar wants Rome to be a democracy again. He asks Maximus to take the throne for him. At first the general's response is, "with all my heart NO" but he ends up agreeing because of his love for the emperor. The son of Caesar is outraged, and... well, the rest is not important right now.
Today I read Proverbs 17:2 - "A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers."
I love finding these little parallels from the Bible to... anything else! I think it's so much fun to see a verse and have it remind you of something you've seen or have had happen. But you know what? God said it first! He didn't copy anything, everybody else copies from God! :D
Rather cliche, don't you think? :P
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