FAMILY

• OF SAINTS
  • Blessed Ps. 128:3, 6
  • Should be taught God's word Dt. 4:9,10
  • Worship God together 1 Cor. 16:19
  • Be duly regulated Pr. 31:27; 1 Tim. 3:4,5, 12
  • Live in unity Gen. 45:24; Ps. 133:1
  • Live in mutual forbearance Gen. 50:17-21; Mt. 18:21,22
  • Rejoice together before God Dt. 14:26
  • Deceivers and liars should be removed from Ps. 101:7
  • Warned against departing from God Dt. 29:18
  • Punishment of irreligious Jer. 10:25
• GOOD, EXEMPLIFIED
  • Abraham Gen. 18:19
  • Jacob Gen. 35:2
  • Joshua Josh. 24:15
  • David 2 Sam. 6:20
  • Job Job 1:5
  • Lazarus of Bethany Jn. 11:1-5
  • Cornelius Acts 10:2, 33
  • Lydia Acts 16:15
  • Jailor of Philippi Acts 16:31-34
  • Crispus Acts 18:8
  • Lois 2 Tim. 1:5
  • See CHILDREN
  • See HUSBAND
  • See WIFE
  • See ORPHAN
  • See WIDOW
• INSTITUTED Gen. 2:23,24
• GOVERNMENT OF Gen. 3:16, 18:19; Esther 1:20, 22; 1 Cor. 7:10, 11:3, 7-9; Eph. 5:22-24; Col. 3:18; 1 Tim. 3:2, 4,5; 1 Pet. 3:1, 6
• INFELICITY IN Pr. 11:22, 12:4, 14:1, 15:17, 18:19, 19:13, 21:9, 19, 25:24, 27:15,16, 30:21, 23
• INSTANCES OF INFELICITY IN
  • Of Abraham, on account of Hagar Gen. 16:5, 21:10,11
  • Of Isaac, on account of the disagreement between Jacob and Esau Gen. 27:4-46
  • Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel Gen. 29:30-34, 30:1-25
  • Moses and Zipporah Ex. 4:25,26
  • Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds 1 Sam. 1:4-7
  • David and Michal 2 Sam. 6:16, 20-23
  • Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti's refusing to appear before his drunken courtiers Esther 1:10-22
• PERSIAN, DOMESTIC CUSTOMS Esther 1:10-22
  • See HAREM
• RELIGION OF THE Gen. 12:7,8, 13:3,4, 17:12-14, 18:19; Dt. 4:9,10, 11:19,20, 12:5-7, 11,12; Josh. 24:15; Ps. 101:2; Jer. 7:18; Acts 10:1-6, 33, 44, 47,48, 16:25-34, 18:8; 1 Cor. 1:16