HOME: (A) MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS RELATING TO (1) General References to De 24:5; Ru 1:21; Mr 5:19; Joh 19:27; 1Ti 5:4; Tit 2:5 (2) Heavenly Home Lu 16:9; Joh 14:2 --SEE Heaven, 1356 (3) Admonitions concerning Abiding at Pr 25:17; Hab 2:5; Tit 2:5 (4) Examples of Love of Jacob Ge 31:30 Hobab Nu 10:30 Barzillai 2Sa 19:37 David 2Sa 23:15 The Jews in Exile Ps 137:1,2,3,4,5,6 (B) COURTSHIP Ge 29:11-20; Jud 14:1-10 (C) BETROTHALS Jacob and Rachel Ge 29.18,19,20 Special Privileges of the Betrothed De 20:7 David and Merab 1Sa 18:17 Joseph and Mary Lu 1:26,27 (D) MARRIAGE (1) Commended Pr 18:22; Jer 29:6; 1Ti 3:12; 5:14; Heb 13:4 --SEE Celibacy, SELF-DENIAL (2) Solemn Obligations of Ge 2:24; Mt 5:32; Mr 10:7,9; Ro 7:2; 1Co 7:10,11 For other references to Marriage, SEE 2255-2257, 2255| (E) DOWRY given to brides Ge 30:20; 34:12; Ex 22:17; Jos 15:18 (F) LOVE, FAMILY (1) Conjugal Ge 24:67; 29:20,30; Es 2:17; Pr 5:19; So 8:7 Eph 5:28; Col 3:19 (F) LOVE, FAMILY (2) Examples of Mothers' Love Hagar's Love for her Child Ge 21:16 The Mother of Moses Ex 2:3 The Mother of Samuel 1Sa 2:19 Rizpah's Love for her Sons 2Sa 21:9,10 The Mother of Solomon's Time 1Ki 3:26 The Shunammite Mother 2Ki 4:20 The Mother's Unforgettable Love Isa 49:15 The Canaanitish Mother Mt 15:22 The Mother of Jesus Joh 19:25 (3) Examples of Fathers' Love Laban Ge 31:28 Jacob Ge 37:35; 42:38; 46:30 David 2Sa 12:16; 13:39; 18:5 Jairus Mr 5:23; 9:24 Father of the Prodigal Lu 15:20 --SEE Partiality, HOME (G) HUSBANDS AND WIVES (1) Duties of Husbands Ge 2:23,24; De 24:5; Pr 5:18; Ec 9:9; Mr 10:7; 1Co 7:11 Eph 5:25; 1Pe 3:7 --SEE Divorce, HOME (2) Duties of Wives Es 1:20; Pr 31:27; 1Co 7:10; Eph 5:22; Col 3:18; 1Ti 3:11 Tit 2:4; 1Pe 3:1 --SEE Marriage (2), HOME (3) Wives' Counsel, examples of Jud 13:22,23; 2Ki 4:8-10; Da 5:10-12
; Mt 27:19 (H) PARENTAL DUTIES (1) Special Duties Incumbent upon Parents To Teach De 6:7; 6:20; 21:19 To Train Pr 22:6; Isa 38:19; La 2:19 To Provide for 2Co 12:14 To Nurture Eph 6:4; Col 3:21 To Control 1Ti 3:4; 3:12 To Love Tit 2:4 (2) The Correction of Children Pr 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13 --SEE The Rod of Correction, ROD OF CORRECTION (3) Instruction of Children De 4:9; 6:7; 11:19; 31:13; Ps 78:5; Pr 22:6; Isa 28:9 Joh 21:15 (I) PARENTAL INFLUENCE AND EXAMPLE (1) Evil Influence of Parents 1Ki 22:52; 2Ch 22:3; Jer 9:14; Eze 20:18; Am 2:4; Mt 14:8 --SEE Sinful Imitation, WORLDLINESS (2) Parental Example, Good 1Ki 9:4; 2Ch 17:3; 20:32; 26:4; 27:2; 2Ti 1:5 (J) PARENTAL WEAKNESSES AND SINS (1) Indulgence of Children, examples of Eli 1Sa 3:13 Samuel 1Sa 8:3 David 1Ki 1:6 Disastrous Results of Pr 29:15 Father of Prodigal Lu 15:12,13 (2) Partiality of Parents Ge 25:28; 33:2; 37:3; 42:4; 48:22; 1Ch 26:10 (3) Parental Pride Ge 37:3; Es 5:11; Mt 20:21 (4) Sins of Parents Visited upon the Children Ex 20:5; 34:7; Le 26:39; Nu 14:18,33; Job 21:19; Isa 14:21 Jer 32:18 --SEE Sins (4), SIN Heredity, HEREDITY (K) PARENTAL FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS (1) Parental Love (a) Examples of. See HOME (b) Parental Gifts, an expression of Love for Children A Patrimony Ge 24:36 A Beautiful Garment Ge 37:3 Springs of Water Jos 15:19 A Home-made Coat 1Sa 2:19 A Type of God's Bounty Mt 7:11 (2) Joy Pr 15:20; 23:24; 27:11; 29:3; Lu 15:23,24 (3) Sorrow 2Sa 18:33; Pr 10:1; 17:21,25; 19:13,26; 28:7; 29:15 (4) Solicitude Ge 37:14; 1Sa 10:2; 2Sa 18:29; Es 2:11 (L) CHILDREN (1) The Gift of God Ge 33:5; 48:9; Jos 24:3; Ps 113:9; 127:3; Isa 8:18 (2) Esteemed Highly Ps 127:4,5; 128:3; Pr 17:6; Mt 19:14 (3) Exhortations to Ps 34:11; 148:12; Pr 10:1; 20:11; 23:22; Ec 12:1; Eze 20:18 Mr 7:10; Eph 6:1,2,3; Col 3:20;
1Ti 5:4 --SEE Filial Honour, YOUNG PEOPLE Filial Obedience, YOUNG PEOPLE (4) Present at Religious Worship Jos 8:35; 2Ch 20:13; Ezr 8:21; Ne 12:43; Mt 21:15 (5) Ungrateful Ex 21:15; Le 20:9; De 21:18,20,21; Pr 19:26; 28:24; 30:11 Pr 30:17; Eze 22:7; Mic 7:6; Mr 7:11 --SEE Cursing (3), CURSING Dishonouring Parents, HOME (6) Examples of Helpful The child Samuel assists Eli 1Sa 2:18 A boy who waited upon David and Jonathan 1Sa 20:36 A little maid who aided Naaman in securing his health 2Ki 5:2,3 A child king 2Ch 24:1 The boy Christ about his Father's business Lu 2:49 The lad who have his lunch to help feed the multitude Joh 6:9 (7) Vices of 2Ki 2:23; Job 19:18; 30:12; Isa 3:5 (8) Special Promises to Children, examples of Reverent Children De 5:16 Forsaken Children Ps 27:10 Early Seekers Pr 8:17 Obedient Children Pr 8:32 Lambs of the Flock Isa 40:11 Little Children Mr 10:14 Children of Believers Ac 2:39 The Commandment with Promise Eph 6:2 (9) Examples of Good Children of good Parentage Isaac Ge 22:7 Jephthah's Daughter Jud 11:36 Samuel 1Sa 2:26 John the Baptist Lu 1:80 The Boy Jesus Lu 2:49; 2Ti 1:5 Timothy 2Ti 3:15 --SEE Youthful Piety, YOUNG PEOPLE Seed of the Righteous, HEREDITY (10) Good Children of Wicked Men 2Ki 12:2; 18:3; 22:2; 2Ch 34:3 (11) Naming of Ge 4:25; 5:29; 21:3; 30:8; 41:51; Ex 2:10; Ru 4:17; 1Sa 4:21 1Ch 4:9; 2:9; Ho 1:4; Lu 1:60; 2:21 (12) Adoption of Ge 15:3; 48:5; Ex 2:10; Es 2:7 (13) Births Foretold Ge 16:11; 18:10; Jud 13:3; 1Ki 13:2; 2Ki 4:16; Isa 9:6 Mt 1:21; Lu 1:13 (14) Birthright of Ge 25:31; 43:33; De 21:16; 2Ch 21:3; Heb 12:16 --SEE First-born, OWNERSHIP (15) Dishonouring Parents, Different Ways of By Stubbornness and Sensuality De 21:20 By Lack of Respect for De 27:16 By Despising their Mother Pr 15:20 By Cursing their Father Pr 30:11 By Str
ife in the Household Mic 7:6 By Failure in Providing for Mr 7:11 By Disobedience 2Ti 3:2 --SEE Cursing (3), CURSING Filial Honour, YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE (M) FAMILY TROUBLE (1) Instances of Sarah and Hagar Ge 16:5 Rebekah and her daughters-in-law Ge 26:34,35; 27:46 Jacob and Esau Ge 27:41 Joseph and his brethren Ge 37:4 Moses, Aaron and Miriam Nu 12:11 David and his wife 2Sa 6:16 David and his household 2Sa 12:11 Ahasuerus and Vashti Es 1:12 ---Hard to bear. SEE Family Strife, STRIFE (2) Causes of --Hatred Ge 27:41 --Childlessness Ge 30:1; 1Sa 1:6,7 --Envy Ge 37:11 --Ungrateful children De 21:20; 2Sa 15:6 --Unworthy husbands 1Sa 25:25 --Avarice Pr 15:27 --Contentious wives Pr 21:19 --Slothfulness Ec 10:18 (3) Childlessness regarded as a Misfortune Ge 11:30; 15:2; Jud 13:2; 1Sa 1:2; 2Sa 6:23; 2Ki 4:14 Lu 1:7; 20:29 (4) Fratricide Ge 4:8; Jud 9:5; 2Sa 13:28; 1Ki 2:25; 2Ch 21:4; Mt 10:21 --SEE Murder, (N) FOES OF THE HOME (1) Adultery Ex 20:14; Le 20:10; Job 24:15; Mt 5:27; 19:9; Ro 7:3 1Co 6:9; 2Pe 2:14 --SEE Filthiness, DEFILEMENT Lasciviousness, IMPURITY Impurity, IMPURITY Fornication, IMPURITY (2) Polygamy (a) Examples of Ge 4:19; 16:3; 26:34; 28:9; 29:28; Jud 8:30; 1Sa 1:2 2Sa 3:3; 1Ki 11:3; 1Ch 4:5; 2Ch 11:18; 13:21; 24:3; Da 5:2 (b) Forbidden De 17:17; Mal 2:15; Mt 19:4; 1Ti 3:2; Tit 1:6 --SEE Marriage, HOME (3) Concubinage Ge 16:3; 22:24; 30:4; 36:12; Jud 8:31; 2Sa 5:13; 1Ki 11:3 1Ch 2:46; 7:14; 2Ch 11:21 (4) Divorce De 24:1; Ezr 10:3; Jer 3:1; Mt 5:31; 19:7; Lu 16:18; 1Co 7:27 --SEE Marriage, HOME (O) FAMILY JOYS, causes contributing to Conjugal love Ge 24:67 Birth of children Ge 21:6 Presence of children in the home Job 29:5; Ps 127:4,5 Blessings of wifehood and motherhood Pr 31:28 Possession of a home Mic 4:4 Maternal and paternal love. See HOME HOME (P) HOME
RELIGION (1) General References to Joshua establishes religion in his home Jos 24:15 Job sanctifies his children Job 1:5 The healed demoniac told to go home and witness for Christ Lu 8:39 Mary sits at Jesus' feet in her home Lu 10:39 Andrew leads his brother to Christ Joh 1:41 The entire family of the nobleman accept Christ Joh 4:53 Lydia and her household converted Ac 16:15 The Philippian jailer and his family are baptized Ac 16:33 Home, the best place to show piety 1Ti 5:4 (2) Devout Fathers, examples of Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family Ge 18:19 Isaac blesses his son Ge 27:26,27 Jacob commands his household to put away idols Ge 35:2 Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child Jud 13:8 David gives godly advice to his son, Solomon 1Ki 2:1-4 Zacharias, the godly father of John the Baptist Lu 1:67 Cornelius, the head of a religious household Ac 10:2 (3) Devout Mothers --Sarah Ge 21:6 --Hannah 1Sa 1:22 --Elizabeth Lu 1:41 --Mary Lu 1:46 --Eunice 2Ti 1:5 (4) Parental Prayers Abraham, for Ishmael Ge 17:18 David, for the life of his child 2Sa 12:16 David, for Solomon 1Ch 29:19 Job, for his children Job 1:5 The father, for the demoniac Mt 17:15 The Syrophenician mother Mr 7:26 (Q) PLEASANT SUNDAY AFTERNOONS Bible Stories for Children Who Made the World Ge 1:1-25 The Woman who exchanged her Home and all she had for an Apple Ge 3:1-6 The voyage of the Big Boat Ge 6:14-22; 7:1-24 The Boy who lost his Home by mocking Ge 21:9-20 The Young Man whom an Angel Saved Ge 22:1-13 The Young Man who traded his Inheritance for a dish of Pottage Ge 25:29-34 The Beautiful Coat Ge 37:1-34 The Boy Captive who became prime minister Ge 37:13-36; 39:20-23; 41:1-44 The Baby's Cry that won his way to a palace Ex 2:1-10 A fit of Anger that cost a good Man his Life N
u 20:10-12; De 3:23-26 How Snake bites were Healed Nu 21:4-9 The Woman who used a Red Cord to save her Life Jos 2:1-24; 6:22-24 The Man who could not keep his Hands from Beautiful things Jos 7:20-26 A Band that captured a City by marching around it thirteen times Jos 6:1-20 Gideon's Fleece Jud 6:36-40 The Man who won a Battle with Pitchers and Lights Jud 7:15-22 The King of the Forest Jud 9:7-15 The Young Man who became a Slave by having his hair cut Jud 16:1-31 The Boy who could hear God's Voice 1Sa 3:1-21 The Men of curiosity who looked into a Sacred Chest and Lost their Lives 1Sa 6:19 The Young Farmer who went out seeking Donkeys and found a Crown 1Sa 9:1-27; 10:1 The Anointing of the Young Shepherd 1Sa 16:1-14 David the Giant Killer 1Sa 17:1-58 Fast Friends 1Sa 18:1-4 The Boy Helper 1Sa 20:21-40 The Lame Prince 2Sa 4:4; 9:1-13 The Killing of the Pet Lamb 2Sa 12:1-6 The Handsome Prince Caught in a Tree 2Sa 18:9 The Prophet fed by the Birds 1Ki 17:1-6 The Food that never grew Less 1Ki 17:10-16 The Chariot of Fire 2Ki 2:9-11 The Man who used a Cloak to get through a River 2Ki 2:13,14 The Minister's Boys who were saved from Slavery 2Ki 4:1-7 A Race for a little Boy's Life 2Ki 4:18-36 The Captive Girl who returned good for Evil and Saved a Man's Life 2Ki 5:2-15 The Borrowed Axe that floated 2Ki 6:1-7 The Boy King who was hid 2Ki 11:1-12 The Choir that won a battle by Singing 2Ch 20:20-24 The most Wonderful House in the world Ec 12:2-7 An Eating and Drinking Contest won by four Temperance Young Men Da 1:3-15 Three Young Men who would not Bend, Budge, or Burn Da 3:1-30 The Man the Lions would not eat Da 6:1-22 Three Fish Stories Jon 1:1-17; 2:1-10; Lu 5:4-8; Joh 21:4-11 The Star that led to the Baby's Cradle Mt 2:1-11 The Woman who Prayed with her finger Mt 9:20-22 Five gi
rls Locked out in the cold Mt 25:1-13 The Lost Boy who was found in the Church Lu 2:40-52 Mr. Selfishness, Mr. Curiosity, Mr. Kind-hearted Lu 10:30-37 The Men who were invited to a Feast Lu 14:16-24 Nine Men who forgot to say "Thank You" Lu 17:12-19 The Boy who ran away from Home Lu 15:11-24 Thirty-eight years beside a Pool and never a Chance to get in Joh 5:1-9 The Boy whose lunch fed 5000 Men Joh 6:5-13 The Fatal Lie Ac 5:1-10 The Song that opened the Jail Doors Ac 16:16-28 Shaking off Vipers Ac 28:1-6