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. — Jdj 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. — Jdj 17:3.

Eli. — 1Sa 3:13.

Saul. — 1Sa 20:33.

Athaliah. — 2Ch 22:3.

Manasseh. — 2Ch 33:6.

Herodias. — Mr 6:24.