Parents

• Receive their children from God Gen. 33:5; 1 Sam. 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 Dt. 4:9, 11:19; Isa. 38:19
  • To tell them of God's judgments Joel 1:3
  • To tell them of the miraculous works of God Ex. 10:2; Ps. 78:4
  • To command them to obey God Dt. 32:46; 1 Chr. 28:9
  • To bless them Gen. 48:15; Heb. 11:20
  • To pity them Ps. 103:13
  • To provide for them Job 42:15; 2 Cor. 12:14; 1 Tim. 5:8
  • To rule them 1 Tim. 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 Gen. 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 Gen. 17:18; 1 Chr. 29:19
  • When in temptation Job 1:5
  • When in sickness 2 Sam. 12:16; Mk. 5:23; Jn. 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; Lam. 5:7
• Negligence of, sorely punished 1 Sam. 3:13
• WHEN WICKED
  • Instruct their children in evil Jer. 9:14; 1 Pet. 1:18
  • Set a bad example to their children Ezek. 20:18; Amos 2:4
• Good
• Exemplified
  • Abraham Gen. 18:19
  • Jacob Gen. 44:20, 30
  • Joseph Gen. 48:13-20
  • Mother of Moses Ex. 2:2,3
  • Manoah Judg. 13:8
  • Hannah 1 Sam. 1:28
  • David 2 Sam. 18:5, 33
  • Shunammite 2 Ki. 4:19,20
  • Job Job 1:5
  • Mother of Lemuel Pr. 31:1
  • Nobleman Jn. 4:49
  • Lois and Eunice 2 Tim. 1:5
• Bad
• Exemplified
  • Mother of Micah Judg. 17:3
  • Eli 1 Sam. 3:13
  • Saul 1 Sam. 20:33
  • Athaliah 2 Chr. 22:3
  • Manasseh 2 Chr. 33:6
  • Herodias Mk. 6:24