Dictionary of Bible Themes Scripture characterises youth as a time of vigour and strength. It speaks, too, of the pressures and expectations of youth, warns about the temptations facing young people, and instructs the young about what is expected of them. Proverbs 20:29The vigour of youth See also Job 33:25Psalms 103:5; 144:12 Songs 2:3 Ecclesiastes 11:9-10 Isaiah 40:30 See also Job 20:11Even youthful strength and vigour may fail. Psalms 78:31Amos 8:13 Ecclesiastes 12:1 The duties of youth See also To remember God 1 Kings 18:12Psalms 71:5 Lamentations 3:25-27 Psalms 119:9 See also Psalms 71:17Ezekiel 4:14 Leviticus 19:32 See also To respect the elderly Job 29:8; 32:61 Timothy 5:1 1 Peter 5:5 Exodus 20:12 To honour parents See also Ephesians 6:2-3pp Dt 5:16 Leviticus 19:31 Timothy 5:4 Proverbs 1:8 See also To obey parents Proverbs 6:20; 23:22Ephesians 6:1 Colossians 3:20 Proverbs 5:18 See also To remain faithful to one's partner Proverbs 2:17Malachi 2:14-15 1 Samuel 2:18 Examples of godly young people Godly young men 1 Samuel 17:33Samuel 2 Chronicles 24:1-2David, fighting Goliath 2 Chronicles 34:1-2pp 2Ki 12:1-2 Joash became king at the age of seven Luke 2:42-52pp 2Ki 22:1-2 Josiah became king at the age of eight 2 Timothy 1:5Jesus Christ at the age of twelve Judges 11:36Timothy Godly young women Ruth 1:16-17Jephthah's daughter Esther 4:15-16Ruth Luke 1:38Esther Acts 21:9the virgin Mary Philip's daughters Jeremiah 2:2The promise of youth See also Israel's youthful devotion Jeremiah 3:4Ezekiel 16:22,43 Hosea 2:14-15 See also Isaiah 54:4; 62:5Ezekiel 16:60 Psalms 89:45 See also Dying young as a sign of judgment Job 36:14Psalms 78:63 Isaiah 13:12 Jeremiah 9:21 Jeremiah 11:22 The death of children and young people symbolises loss of hope for the future 1 Kings 3:7Particular pressures of youth 1 Chronicles 22:5; 29:1The inexperience of youth 2 Chronicles 13:7Jeremiah 1:6 1 Timothy 4:12 2 Timothy 2:22 See also Temptations facing the young Proverbs 7:7Luke 15:13,30 Matthew 19:22 Titus 2:6 pp Mk 10:22 pp Lk 18:23 2 Samuel 19:7Psalms 88:15; 129:1-2 Troubles faced from the time of one's youth Psalms 25:7The sins of youth See also Job 13:262 Kings 2:23-24 Job 30:1 Disrespect for older people Isaiah 3:5Lamentations 5:12 Deuteronomy 21:18-20 Proverbs 15:20; 30:11 Dishonouring parents 2 Timothy 3:2Jeremiah 3:24-25; 22:21; 32:30 Persistent sinfulness Ezekiel 23:3,8,19-21Hosea 11:1-2 The sinfulness of Israel's youth 1 Samuel 2:17Examples of sinful young men 1 Samuel 8:2-3the sons of Eli 2 Samuel 15:6the sons of Samuel 1 Kings 12:8-14Absalom 2 Kings 21:1-2pp 2Ch 10:8-11 Rehoboam See also pp 2Ch 33:1-2 Manasseh 5276 crime5664 children 5717 monogamy 5725 old age 5731 parents 5740 virgin 5888 inferiority 5950 silence 5954 strength 6020 sin 6248 temptation 8453 obedience |
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