Humility finds its clearest expression in the risen Christ, who, immediately after His resurrection, told Mary Magdalene to inform His brethren that He was ascending to "My Father and your Father, My God and your God." Though He had endured beatings and crucifixion, Christ displayed no selfishness, jealousy, or grudge, but willingly shared His Father with humanity. This selflessness, along with God's trust in Christ and Christ's trust in God to restore His glory, establishes the perfect model for humility that human parents, though imperfect, are called to reflect for their children. Two contrasting examples of fatherhood illustrate this principle. Rapha, a giant and father of several sons including Goliath, raised his children to be men of war and instilled in them hatred toward Israel. After Goliath's death at the hands of the youth David, Rapha had repeated opportunities—after each subsequent son's death in battle—to recognize that a mightier God than his own was at work and to counsel his remaining sons toward peace. He never did so, and each son in turn died fighting Israel. Though adults capable of choosing their own path, none of Rapha's sons deviated from the destructive example set before them. Ornan the Jebusite offers the opposite model. Descended from royalty among a people who had warred against Israel for generations, Ornan might have been expected to harbor the same hostility as his ancestors. Yet when the angel of the Lord appeared at his threshing floor, Ornan stopped his work to assess the situation, and upon seeing King David, immediately bowed with his face to the ground. He offered not only the threshing floor but also the oxen, wood, and grain needed for sacrifice, demonstrating full submission to God's chosen king. His four sons, though old enough to make their own decisions, were given a godly example to emulate—one of humility, recognition of God's sovereignty, and willing submission—rather than one of pride and continued rebellion. The contrast between these two fathers underscores that verbal instruction alone is insufficient; parents must live out the values they teach, since actions carry greater weight than words. Every person, having once been a child, eventually reaches a point of accountability where the example received from parents must be evaluated and either embraced or rejected—poor upbringing cannot excuse continued wrongdoing. Ultimately, this principle extends to the spiritual realm: God the Father and Christ, the Elder Brother, provide not only words of wisdom but perfect examples of humility for believers to follow, so that one might choose the path of Ornan and his sons rather than that of Rapha and his sons.