Dictionary of Bible Themes Children owe their parents certain important responsibilities, including the duty to honour and obey them. Exodus 20:12The duties of children towards their parents They are to honour their parents See also Proverbs 17:6pp Dt 5:16 Mark 7:10Ephesians 6:1-3 Colossians 3:20-21 See also They are to obey their parents Ephesians 6:1Proverbs 20:11 They are to behave well Psalms 127:4-5Children as a blessing and source of joy to their parents Proverbs 23:24See also Psalms 128:3Proverbs 15:20; 27:11; 29:3 Luke 15:23-24 Genesis 18:11; 21:2 Children born to barren mothers bring special joy Sarah: Genesis 29:31; 30:22Rachel: Judges 13:2,24Manoah's wife: 1 Samuel 1:5,20Hannah: Luke 1:7,24,57Elizabeth: Proverbs 17:25Children as a source of grief and disappointment to their parents See also 1 Samuel 8:3Proverbs 17:21; 19:13,26; 28:7; 29:15 Exodus 21:15 The punishment of children Leviticus 20:9The punishment of wicked children Deuteronomy 21:18-21Proverbs 30:17 2 Timothy 3:2 Exodus 20:5-6 The punishment of children for the sins of their fathers Numbers 14:18Jeremiah 31:29-30 Jeremiah 32:18 See also Jeremiah here stresses the importance of individual responsibility in the present crisis without denying the notion of corporate responsibility 5225 barrenness5664 children 5688 firstborn 5721 mothers, a symbol 6160 fathers, sin of 8453 obedience |
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