What The Bible Says About Parents

What The Bible Says About Parents - 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 Jg 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 Jg 17:3

• Eli 1Sa 3:13 • Saul 1Sa 20:33 • Athaliah 2Ch 22:3 • Manasseh 2Ch 33:6 • Herodias Mr 6:24