PARENTS

PARENTS

1. Receive their children from God # Ge 33:5 1Sa 1:27 Ps 127:3
2. THEIR DUTY TO THEIR CHILDREN IS 2a) To love them

   # Tit 2:4

2b) To bring them to Christ # Mt 19:13,14 2c) To train them up for God # Pr 22:6 Eph 6:4 2d) To instruct them in God’s word # De 4:9 11:19 Isa 38:19 2e) To tell them of God’s judgments # Joe 1:3 2f) To tell them of the miraculous works of God # Ex 10:2 Ps 78:4 2g) To command them to obey God # De 32:46 1Ch 28:9 2h) To bless them # Ge 48:15 Heb 11:20 2i) To pity them # Ps 103:13 2j) To provide for them # Job 42:15 2Co 12:14 1Ti 5:8 2k) To rule them # 1Ti 3:4,12 2l) To correct them # Pr 13:24 19:18 23:13 29:17 Heb 12:7 2m) Not to provoke them # Eph 6:4 Col 3:21 2n) Not to make unholy connections for them # Ge 24:1-4 28:1,2 3) Wicked children, a cause of grief to # Pr 10:1 17:25 4) SHOULD PRAY FOR THEIR CHILDREN 4a) For their spiritual welfare # Ge 17:18 1Ch 29:19 4b) When in temptation # Job 1:5 4c) When in sickness # 2Sa 12:16 Mr 5:23 Joh 4:46,49 5) When Faithful 5a) Are blessed by their children # Pr 31:28  5b) Leave a blessing to their children # Ps 112:2 Pr 11:21 Isa 65:23 6) Sins of, visited on their children # Ex 20:5 Isa 14:20 La 5:7 7) Negligence of, sorely punished # 1Sa 3:13 8) WHEN WICKED 8a) Instruct their children in evil # Jer 9:14 1Pe 1:18 8b) Set a bad example to their children # Eze 20:18 Am 2:4 9) Good – Exemplified 9a) Abraham # Ge 18:19 9b) Jacob # Ge 44:20,30 9c) Joseph # Ge 48:13-20 9d) Mother of Moses # Ex 2:2,3 9e) Manoah # Jud 13:8 9f) Hannah # 1Sa 1:28 9g) David # 2Sa 18:5,33 9h) Shunammite # 2Ki 4:19,20 9i) Job # Job 1:5 9j) Mother of Lemuel # Pr 31:1 9k) Nobleman # Joh 4:49 9l) Lois and Eunice # 2Ti 1:5 10) Bad – Exemplified 10a) Mother of Micah # Jud 17:3 10b) Eli # 1Sa 3:13 10c) Saul # 1Sa 20:33 10d) Athaliah # 2Ch 22:3  10e) Manasseh # 2Ch 33:6 10f) Herodias # Mr 6:24