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