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 Jud 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 Jud 17:3 . Eli 1Sa 3:13 . Saul 1Sa 20:33 . Athaliah 2Ch 22:3 . Manasseh 2Ch 33:6 . Herodias Mr 6:24
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