CHILDREN

→ In answer to prayer

• To Abraham Ge 15:2-5; with 21:1,2
• Isaac Ge 25:21
• Leah Ge 30:17-22
• Rachel Ge 30:22-24
• Hannah 1Sa 1:9-20
• Zacharias Lu 1:13

→ Treatment of, at birth Eze 16:4-6; Lu 2:7,12

→ Circumcision of

→ See CIRCUMCISION

→ Dedicated to God in infancy

• Samson Jud 13:5,7
• Samuel 1Sa 1:24-28

→ Promised to the righteous De 7:12,14; Job 5:25; Ps 128:2,3,4,6

→ Weaning of Ge 21:8; 1Sa 1:22; 1Ki 11:20; Ps 131:2; Isa 28:9

→ Nurses for Ex 2:7-9; Ac 7:20; Ru 4:16; 2Sa 4:4; 2Ki 11:2

→ Taught to walk Ho 11:3

→ Tutors and governors for 2Ki 10:1; Ac 22:3; Ga 3:24; 4:1,2

→ Bastard, excluded from the privileges of the congregation De 23:2; Heb 12:8

→ Early piety of

• Samuel 1Sa 2:18; 3
• Jeremiah Jer 1:5-7
• John the Baptist Lu 1:15,80

→ Jesus Lu 2:40,46,47,52

→ Difference made between male and female, in Mosaic law Le 12

→ Partiality of parents among

• Rebekah for Jacob Ge 27:6-17
• Jacob for Joseph Ge 37:3,4

→ Partiality among, forbidden De 21:15-17

→ Love of, for parents

• Of Ruth Ru 1:16-18
• Jesus Joh 19:26,27

→ Sacrificed 2Ki 17:31; Eze 16:20,21

→ Caused to pass through fire 2Ki 16:3; Jer 32:35; Eze 16:21

→ Sold for debt 2Ki 4:1; Ne 5:5; Job 24:9; Mt 18:25

→ Sold in marriage, law concerning Ex 21:7-11

→ Instance of, Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30

→ Edict to murder

• Of Pharaoh Ex 1:22
• Of Jehu 2Ki 10:1-8
• Of Herod Mt 2:16-18

→ Eaten

• See CANNIBALISM

→ Share benefits of covenant privileges guaranteed to parents Ge 6:18; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12; 21:13; 26:3-5,24; Le 26:44,45; Isa 65:23; 1Co 7:14

→ Bound by covenants of parents Ge 17:9-14

→ Involved in guilt of parents Ex 20:5; 34:7; Le 20:5; 26:39-42; Nu 14:18,33; 1Ki 21:29; Job 21:19; Ps 37:28; Isa 14:20,21; 65:6,7; Jer 32:18; Da 6:24

→ Not punished for parents' sake Jer 31:29,30; Eze 18:1-30

→ Death of, as a judgment upon parents

• Firstborn of Egypt Ex 12:29
• Sons of Eli 1Sa 3:13,14
• Sons of Saul 1Sa 28:18,19
• David's child by Uriah's wife 2Sa 12:14-19
• Miracles in behalf of

Raised from the dead by Elijah 1Ki 17:17-23

By Elisha 2Ki 4:17-36

By Jesus Mt 9:18,24-26; Mr 5:35-42; Lu 7:13-15; 8:49-56

Healing of Mt 15:28; 17:18; Mr 7:29,30; 9:23-27; Lu 8:42-56; 9:38-42; Joh 4:46-54

→ Character of, known by conduct Pr 20:11

→ Blessed by Jesus Mt 19:13-15; Mr 10:13-16; Lu 18:15,16

→ Future state of Mt 18:10; 19:14

→ Minors Ga 4:1,2

→ Of ministers 1Ti 3:4; Tit 1:6

→ Alienated, Ishmael, to gratify Sarah Ge 21:9-15

→ Amusements of Job 21:11; Zec 8:5; 11:16,17; Lu 7:31,32

→ Adopted

→ See ADOPTION

→ THE GIFT OF GOD Ge 4:1,25; 17:16,20; 28:3; 29:32-35; 30:2,6,17-20,22-24; 33:5; Ru 4:13; Job 1:21; Ps 107:38,41; 113:9; 127:3

→ GOD'S CARE OF Ex 22:22-24; De 10:18; 14:29; Job 29:12; Ps 10:14,18; 27:10; 68:5; 146:9; Jer 49:11; Ho 14:3; Mal 3:5

→ A BLESSING Ge 5:29; 30:1; Ps 127:3-5; Pr 17:6; Isa 54:1; Jer 20:15

→ COMMANDMENTS TO Ex 20:12; Le 19:3,32; De 5:16; Ps 119:9; 148:12,13; Pr 1:8,9; 3:1-3; 4:1-4,10,11,20-22; 5:1,2; 6:20-25; 8:32,33; 23:22,26; 27:11; Ec 12:1; La 3:27; Mt 15:4; 19:19; Mr 10:19; Lu 18:20; Eph 6:1-3; Col 3:20; 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 2:6

• See YOUNG MEN

→ COUNSEL OF PARENTS TO 1Ki 2:1-4; 1Ch 22:6-13; 28:9,10,20

• See PARENTS

→ INSTRUCTION OF Ex 13:8-10,14-16; De 4:9,10; 6:6-9; 11:19,20; 31:12,13; Jos 8:35; Ps 34:11; 78:1-8; Pr 1:1,4; 22:6; Isa 28:9,10; Joe 1:3; Joh 21:15; Ac 22:3

• For SOLOMON'S INSTRUCTION OF MEN AND CHILDREN

See YOUNG MEN

• By TUTORS

See TUTOR

→ FALSE INSTRUCTION OF Mr 7:9-13

→ PRAYER IN BEHALF OF Ge 17:18; 2Sa 12:16; 1Ch 22:12; 29:19; Job 1:5

→ PROMISES AND ASSURANCES TO Pr 3:1-10; 8:17,32; 23:15,16,24,25; 29:3; Isa 40:11; 54:13; Mt 18:4,5,10; 19:14,15; Mr 9:37; 10:13-16; Lu 9:48; 18:15,16; Ac 2:39; 1Jo 2:12,13

• See YOUNG MEN

→ OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BLESSED OF GOD Ge 6:18; 7:1; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12,15,16; 21:13; 26:3,4,24; Le 26:44,45; De 4:37; 10:15; 12:28; 1Ki 11:13; 15:4; 2Ki 8:19; Ps 37:26; 102:28; 103:17,18; 112:2,3; Pr 3:33; 11:21; 12:7; 13:22; 20:7; Isa 44:3-5; 65:23; Jer 32:39; Ac 2:39; 1Co 7:14

→ CORRECTION OF Pr 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13,14; 29:15,17; Eph 6:4; Col 3:21

→ PUNISHMENT OF Ex 21:15,17; Le 20:9; De 21:18-21; 27:16; Mt 15:4; Mr 7:10

→ GOOD

The Lord is with 1Sa 3:19

• Know the Scriptures 2Ti 3:15
• Their obedience to parents is well pleasing to God Col 3:20
• Partake of the promises of God Ac 2:39
• Shall be blessed Pr 3:1-4; Eph 6:2,3
• Show love to parents Ge 46:29
• Obey parents Ge 28:7; 47:30
• Attend to parental teaching Pr 13:1
• Take care of parents Ge 45:9-11; 47:12; Mt 15:5
• Make their parents' hearts glad Pr 10:1; 23:24; 29:17
• Honor the aged Job 32:6,7
• Character of, illustrates conversion Mt 18:3
• Illustrative of a teachable spirit Mt 18:4

→ UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ne 12:43; Ps 8:2; Pr 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 28:7; Ec 4:13; Mal 1:6; Mt 21:15,16

→ INSTANCES OF

• Shem and Japheth Ge 9:23
• Isaac Ge 22:6-12
• Esau Ge 28:6-9
• Judah Ge 44:18-34
• Joseph Ge 45:9-13; 46:29; 47:11,12; 48:12; 50:1-13
• Moses Ex 15:2; 18:7
• Jephthah's daughter Jud 11:36
• Samson Jud 13:24
• Ruth Ru 1:15-17
• Samuel 1Sa 2:26; 3:10
• Saul 1Sa 9:5
• David 1Sa 22:3,4; Ps 71:5,17
• Solomon 1Ki 2:19,20; 3:3-13
• Abijah 1Ki 14:13
• Obadiah 1Ki 18:12
• Jehoshaphat 1Ki 22:43; 2Ch 17:3
• The Israelitish maid, captive in Syria 2Ki 5:2-4
• Jewish children 2Ch 20:13; Ne 8:3
• Josiah 2Ch 34:1-3
• Job Job 29:4
• Elihu Job 32:4-7
• Jeremiah Jer 1:5-7
• Children in the temple Mt 21:15
• John Lu 1:80
• Jesus Lu 2:52
• Timothy 2Ti 1:5; 3:15

→ WICKED Ge 8:21; Ex 21:15,17; Nu 32:14; De 21:18-21; 27:16; Job 13:26; 19:18; 20:11; 30:1,12; Ps 144:7,8,11; Pr 7:7; 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 17:2,21,25; 19:13,26; 20:20; 22:15; 23:22; 28:7,24; 30:11,17; Ec 11:9,10; Isa 3:5; Jer 3:25; 7:17,18; 32:30; Eze 22:7; Mic 7:6; Mr 7:10; 13:12; Ro 1:30; 2Ti 3:2

• WICKED, INSTANCES OF

Canaan Ge 9:25

• Lot's daughters Ge 19:14,30-38
• Ishmael Ge 21:9
• Eli's sons 1Sa 2:12,22-25
• Samuel's sons 1Sa 8:3
• Absalom 2Sa 15
• Adonijah 1Ki 1:5
• Abijam 1Ki 15:3
• Ahaziah 1Ki 22:52
• Children at Beth-el 2Ki 2:23,24
• Samaritans' descendants 2Ki 17:41
• Adrammelech and Sharezer 2Ki 19:37; 2Ch 32:21
• Amon 2Ki 21:21
• Sennacherib's sons 2Ki 19:37

→ WORSHIP, ATTEND DIVINE Jos 8:35; 2Ch 20:13; 31:16; Ezr 8:21; Ne 8:2,3; 12:43; Mt 21:15; Lu 2:46

→ SYMBOLICAL OF THE REGENERATED Mt 18:2-6; Mr 9:36,37; 10:15; Lu 9:46-48

→ FIGURATIVE 1Co 13:11; 14:20; 1Pe 2:2

• See BABES
• See YOUNG MEN