- Receive their children from God Ge 33:5; 1Sa 1:27; Ps 127:3
- THEIR DUTY TO THEIR CHILDREN IS
- To love them Tit 2:4
- To bring them to Christ Mt 19:13,14
- To train them up for God Pr 22:6; Eph 6:4
- To instruct them in God's word De 4:9; 11:19; Isa 38:19
- To tell them of God's judgments Joe 1:3
- To tell them of the miraculous works of God Ex 10:2; Ps 78:4
- To command them to obey God De 32:46; 1Ch 28:9
- To bless them Ge 48:15; Heb 11:20
- To pity them Ps 103:13
- To provide for them Job 42:15; 2Co 12:14; 1Ti 5:8
- To rule them 1Ti 3:4,12
- To correct them Pr 13:24; 19:18; 23:13; 29:17; Heb 12:7
- Not to provoke them Eph 6:4; Col 3:21
- Not to make unholy connections for them Ge 24:1-4; 28:1,2
- Wicked children, a cause of grief to Pr 10:1; 17:25
- SHOULD PRAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN
- For their spiritual welfare Ge 17:18; 1Ch 29:19
- When in temptation Job 1:5
- When in sickness 2Sa 12:16; Mr 5:23; Joh 4:46,49
- When Faithful
- Are blessed by their children Pr 31:28
- Leave a blessing to their children Ps 112:2; Pr 11:21; Isa 65:23
- Sins of, visited on their children Ex 20:5; Isa 14:20; La 5:7
- Negligence of, sorely punished 1Sa 3:13
- WHEN WICKED
- Instruct their children in evil Jer 9:14; 1Pe 1:18
- Set a bad example to their children Eze 20:18; Am 2:4
- Good - Exemplified
- Abraham Ge 18:19
- Jacob Ge 44:20,30
- Joseph Ge 48:13-20
- Mother of Moses Ex 2:2,3
- Manoah Jud 13:8
- Hannah 1Sa 1:28
- David 2Sa 18:5,33
- Shunammite 2Ki 4:19,20
- Job Job 1:5
- Mother of Lemuel Pr 31:1
- Nobleman Joh 4:49
- Lois and Eunice 2Ti 1:5
- Bad - Exemplified
- Mother of Micah Jud 17:3
- Eli 1Sa 3:13
- Saul 1Sa 20:33
- Athaliah 2Ch 22:3
- Manasseh 2Ch 33:6
- Herodias Mr 6:24
The New Topical Text Book
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The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.