Favouritism is the practice of giving unfair preferential treatment to one person or group at the expense of another. This practice is usually frowned upon by many, but today, parents tend to love one sibling over the other, and they don't stop there, they display this act to the children, they let them know they prefer one child to the other.

In the Bible, we find example of parents who preferred one child to the other, and this leads us to this question - Is there an absolute response to the question of favouritism and what is the reason for your answer? 

To buttress this, there are two accounts of famous personalities from the Bible - Joseph and David.

Joseph: He was the 11th of twelve sons. He was the father's (Jacob) favourite, he had a beautiful garment sown for him by his father to set him apart. He was disliked by his siblings and was even sold into slavery. God used this to project him to purpose in life. His father and siblings came to partake of his achievements when he became second in command in Egypt during a time when everyone else suffered famine. (Genesis 39).David: He was the last son of seven children of Jesse. He got the opposite of favour from his father, because he was smaller. He was sent to do the things considered menial, like tending to sheep and food delivery for his brothers who were on the front lines of the battlefield. Eventually, he became a king (one of the greatest ever ) but little was said of his siblings. (1 Samuel 16).From the above, Joseph was shown favouritism, and his family was recognised after He achieved a feat. David on the other hand, wasn't his dad's favourite, and little was said about his family or siblings after he became king.

Could it be favoritism that made the first family got recognition, while the other family didn't get that as a result of no-favouritism?

While there may be more stories to speak for and against Favoritism, should fairness be maintained among siblings or should exceptions be made ?


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