What does the Bible say about how to handle a sibling rivalry?
GotQuestions Bible questions answered https://www.gotquestions.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission Sibling rivalry goes back to nearly the beginning of time, starting with the first two brothers mentioned in Scripture, Cain and Abel . We find other sibling rivals in the Bible, including Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob , Leah and Rachel, Joseph and his brothers, and Abimelech and his brothers. In each case, the sibling rivalry led to one or both siblings taking ill-advised, sinful action. God desires that siblings live in harmony and love with each other ( Psalm 133:1 ). Brotherly love is used as an example of how believers should treat each other ( Hebrews 13:1 ; 1 Peter 3:8 ). We know, though, that in the real world sibling rivalry exists. Brothers and sisters argue and fight each other, lie and trick each other, and generally treat each other horribly at times. A parent’s job is to raise children to be Christlike, so we should...