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FATHERS
TURNING THEIR HEARTS
TOWARD THE CHILDREN
Introduction
In
the Old Testament, the parents and grandparents laid hands on their
children and grandchildren and blessed them!
1.
Deuteronomy 4:9
“Take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget
the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart
all the days of thy life: but teach(yada=to
cause to know )them(statutes = chuqqah:decreed
limit, portion) and judgements(mishpat=righteous
decisions)to thy sons, and thy sons’ sons(grandchildren);”
2.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
“These words shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently(meod=might)
unto thy children, and shall talk of(debar=speak)
them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest
by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”
3.
Deuteronomy 6:8-9
“Bind them(words)for a sign upon thine hand, and they
shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.
Thou shalt write them(words)upon the posts of thy house, and
on they gates.”
4.
Psalm 11:21 “You can be
very sure that God will rescue the children of the godly.”
5.
Psalms 78:3-5
“(Words)which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told
us. We will not hide(kachad=to
cut off)them(God’s words)from their children: shewing(raah=to
cause to see)to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
and His strength, and his wonderful works that He hath
done.”
6.
Psalms 127:3f
“Lo, children are an heritage(nachalah=inheritance)of
the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward(sakar=reward, gift).”
7.
Proverbs 22:6
“Train up(chanak=dedicate,
give instruction to) a child in the way he should go: and when
he is old, he will not depart(sur=turn
aside)from it.”
8.
Proverbs 13:24:
“He that spareth(chamal=to
have pity, mild, meek) the rod(shebet=rod)hateth(sane=hate)his
son: but he that loveth(aheb=love)
chasteneth(musar=instruct)
him betimes (shackar =to
be with the dawn).”
9.
Isaiah 44:3 “I will pour
out my Spirit and my blessings on your children.”
10.
Isaiah 59:21
“My Spirit and my words that I give you will
never leave you or your children or your grandchildren,
now and forever.”
11.
Jeremiah 31:16-17
“Do not weep any longer, for I will reward you. Your children will come back to you from the
distant land of the enemy. There
is hope for your future says the Lord.”
12.
Malachi 4:5-6
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great
and dreadful day of the Lord: And he shall turn(shub=to turn back) the heart(leb=seat of one’s being) of the fathers to the children,
and the heart(leb of the children
to their fathers, let I come and smite the earth with a curse.
13.
Luke 1:17 “And
he(John)shall go before him(Jesus)in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn(epistrepho=to
turn upon, unto)the hearts(kardia=seat
of one’s Being) of the fathers to the children.”
14.
Ephesians 6:4
“Fathers, provoke not(parorgizo=to
irritate beyond measure)your children to wrath(parorigizo=to anger beyond measure): but bring them up(ektrepho=to
nourish fully)in the nurture(paideia=instruction,
chasenting) and admonition(nouthesia=a
putting into the mind)of the Lord.”
15.
Ephesians 6:1-3
“Children, obey(hupakouo=to
hearken submissively)your parents in the Lord: for this is right(dikaios=just).
Honor(timao=to make
heavy) your father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise
(epaggelia=a promise); that
it may be well(eu=happily,
rightly, welldone) with thee, and thou mayest live long(makrochronios=long timed)on the earth.”
16.
Colossians 3:20
“Children, obey(hupakouo=to
hearken submissively)your parents in all things: for this is well
pleasing(euarestos=well
pleasing)unto the Lord.”
CONCLUSION
Joshua
24:15 “Choose(bachar=to
choose after testing)ye this day whom ye will serve(abad=to serve). But as
for me and my house we will serve(abad=to
serve)the Lord.”
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