Proverbs 1:8
Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Parents have the important job of teaching their children important things like how to be good people, how to handle life, and how to follow God. Children are expected to follow their parents' teachings and live accordingly. One of the ten commandments God handed down to Israel during their sojourn through the wilderness is to honor their parents. This implies that obedience to the instructions of parents is tantamount to obeying God. This is so because in the hierarchy of authority after God, parents are the next in line a child must respect and honor. When we honor God by obeying His commandments, we provoke His blessings on our lives. By adhering to our parents' instructions, we receive blessings from them. If Christian parents want to produce godly offspring that God seeks in every home, they must be intentional about nurturing and teaching children to submit to their authority. For children to enjoy prosperous and purposeful lives, parents must commit to training them in the ways of the Lord. There are several Bible characters who led godly lives and became useful for God's agenda in their generation. Children are thereby encouraged not to rebel against the discipline and instructions of their parents but to embrace them for their own good.
Exodus 21:15
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Proverbs 29:15
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
Leviticus 20:9
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.