<p>1:7&nbsp;<em>And Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, Abijah begot Asa&nbsp;</em>- Wicked Roboam begat wicked Abia; wicked Abia begat good Asa; good Asa begat good Josaphat; good Josaphat begat wicked Joram. Perhaps the emphasis is that spirituality isn&rsquo;t genetic, and neither is sinfulness. Jesus was perfect despite being from such &ldquo;bad blood&rdquo;; and we likewise can&rsquo;t blame our failures on bad background. Neither can we assume that the children of the faithful will be righteous.</p>