CHILDREN

- Christ was an example to Lu 2:51; Joh 19:26,27 - Are a gift from God Ge 33:5; Ps 127:3 - Are capable of glorifying God Ps 8:2; 148:12,13; Mt 21:15,16 - SHOULD BE . Brought to Christ Mr 10:13-16 . Brought early to the house of God 1Sa 1:24 . Instructed in the ways of God De 31:12,13; Pr 22:6 . Judiciously trained Pr 22:15; 29:17; Eph 6:4 - SHOULD . Obey God De 30:2 . Fear God Pr 24:21 . Remember God Ec 12:1 . Attend to parental teaching Pr 1:8,9 . Honour parents Ex 20:12; Heb 12:9 . Fear parents Le 19:3 . Obey parents Pr 6:20; Eph 6:1 . Take care of parents 1Ti 5:4 . Honour the aged Le 19:32; 1Pe 5:5 . Not imitate bad parents Eze 20:18 - An heritage from the Lord Ps 113:9; 127:3 - NOT TO HAVE . Considered an affliction Ge 15:2,3; Jer 22:30 . A reproach in Israel 1Sa 1:6,7; Lu 1:25 - Anxiety of the Jews for Ge 30:1; 1Sa 1:5,8 - Often prayed for 1Sa 1:10,11; Lu 1:13 - Often given in answer to prayer Ge 25:21; 1Sa 1:27; Lu 1:13 - Treatment of, after birth, noticed Eze 16:4 - Mostly nursed by the mothers 1Sa 1:22; 1Ki 3:21; Ps 22:9; So 8:1 - Weaning of, a time of joy and feasting Ge 21:8; 1Sa 1:24 - Circumcised on the eighth day Php 3:5 - Named at circumcision Lu 1:59; 2:21 - WERE NAMED . After relatives Lu 1:59,61 . From remarkable events Ge 21:3,6; 18:13; Ex 2:10; 18:3,4 . From circumstances connected with their birth Ge 25:25,26; 35:18; 1Ch 4:9 . Often by God Isa 8:3; Ho 1:4,6,9 . Often numerous 2Ki 10:1; 1Ch 4:27 . Numerous, considered an especial blessing Ps 115:14; 127:4,5 . Sometimes born when parents were old Ge 15:3,6; 17:17; Lu 1:18 - MALE . If first born, belonged to God and were redeemed Ex 13:12,13,15 . Birth of, announced to the father by a messenger Jer 20:15 . Under the care of tutors, till they came of age 2Ki 10:1; Ga 4:1,2 . Usefully employed 1Sa 9:3; 17:15 . Inherited the possessions of their father De 21:16,17; Lu 12:13,14 . Received the blessing of their father before his death Ge 27:1-4; 48:15; 49:1-33 - FEMALE . Taken care of by nurses Ge 35:8 . Usefully employed Ge 24:13; Ex 2:16 . Inherited property in default of sons Nu 27:1-8; Jos 17:1-6 - Fondness and care of mothers for Ex 2:2-10; 1Sa 2:19; 1Ki 3:27; Isa 49:15; 1Th 2:7,8 - Of God's people, holy Ezr 9:2; 1Co 7:14 - Of God's people, interested in the promises De 29:29; Ac 2:39 - Prosperity of, greatly depended on obedience of parents De 4:40; 12:25,28; Ps 128:1-3 - Frequently bore the curse of parents Ex 20:5; Ps 109:9,10 - WERE REQUIRED . To honour their parents Ex 20:12 . To attend to instruction De 4:9; 11:19 . To submit to discipline Pr 29:17; Heb 12:9 . To respect the aged Le 19:32 - Mode of giving public instruction to Lu 2:46; Ac 22:3 - Power of parents over, during the patriarchal age Ge 9:24,25; 21:14; 38:24 - Often wicked and rebellious 2Ki 2:23 - Rebellious, punished by the civil power Ex 21:15-17; De 21:18-21 - Sometimes devoted their property to avoid supporting parents Mt 15:5; Mr 7:11,12 - Could demand their portion during father's life Lu 15:12 - Amusements of Zec 8:5; Mt 11:16,17 - Casting out of weak, Eze 16:5 - Inhuman practice of offering to idols 2Ki 17:31; 2Ch 28:3; 33:6 - ILLEGITIMATE . Had no inheritance Ge 21:10,14; Ga 4:30 . Not cared for by the father Heb 12:8 . Excluded from the congregation De 23:2 . Sometimes sent away with gifts Ge 25:6 . Despised by their brethren Jud 11:2 - Destruction of, a punishment Le 26:22; Eze 9:6; Lu 19:44 - Grief occasioned by loss of Ge 37:35; 44:27-29; 2Sa 13:37; Jer 6:26; 31:15 - Resignation manifested at loss of Le 10:19,20; 2Sa 12:18-23; Job 1:19-21

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A numerous offspring was regarded as a signal blessing, Ps 127:3-5, and childless wives sought various means to escape the reproach of barrenness, which was deprecated in the blessing given to a newly married couple, Ru 4:11. The pangs of childbirth, in their suddenness and sharpness, are often alluded to in Scripture. The apostle Paul speaks of them as fruits and evidences of the fall; but assures those who abide in faith, that, amid all the suffering that reminds them that woman was first in the transgression, Ge 3:16, they may yet look trustfully to God for acceptance and salvation, 1Ti 2:15. A newborn child was washed, rubbed with salt, and wrapped in swaddling clothes, Eze 16:4 Lu 2:7-11. On the eighth day he was circumcised and named. At his weaning a feast was often made, Ge 21:34. The nurse of a female child often attended her through life, Ge 24:59 35:8. Children were to be instructed with great diligence and care, De 6:20-23. They were required to honor and obey their parents, and were subject to the father’s control in all things, Ge 22:21 Nu 30:5; they were even liable to be sold into temporary bondage for his debts, Le 25:39-41 2Ki 4:1 Mt 18:25. The first-born son received, besides other privileges, (see BIRTHRIGHT,) two portions of his father’s estate; the other sons, one portion each. The sons of concubines received presents, and sometimes an equal portion with the others, Ge 21:8-21 25:1-6 49:1-27 Jud 11:1-7. The daughters received no portion, except in cases provided for in Nu 27:1-11. The term child or children, by a Hebrew idiom, is used to express a great variety of relations: the good are called children of God, of light, of the kingdom, etc.; the bad are named children of the devil, of wrath, of disobedience, etc. A strong man is called a son of strength; an impious man, a son of Belial; an arrow, the son of a bow, and a branch the son of a tree. The posterity of a man is his "sons," for many generations.

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CHILDREN. → In answer to prayer
* To Abraham Ge 15:2-5; with 21:1,2
* Isaac Ge 25:21
* Leah Ge 30:17-22
* Rachel Ge 30:22-24
* Hannah 1Sa 1:9-20
* Zacharias Lu 1:13

→ Treatment of, at birth Eze 16:4-6; Lu 2:7,12 → Circumcision of → See CIRCUMCISION → Dedicated to God in infancy
* Samson Jud 13:5,7
* Samuel 1Sa 1:24-28

→ Promised to the righteous De 7:12,14; Job 5:25; Ps 128:2,3,4,6 → Weaning of Ge 21:8; 1Sa 1:22; 1Ki 11:20; Ps 131:2; Isa 28:9 → Nurses for Ex 2:7-9; Ac 7:20; Ru 4:16; 2Sa 4:4; 2Ki 11:2 → Taught to walk Ho 11:3 → Tutors and governors for 2Ki 10:1; Ac 22:3; Ga 3:24; 4:1,2 → Bastard, excluded from the privileges of the congregation De 23:2; Heb 12:8 → Early piety of
* Samuel 1Sa 2:18; 3
* Jeremiah Jer 1:5-7
* John the Baptist Lu 1:15,80

→ Jesus Lu 2:40,46,47,52 → Difference made between male and female, in Mosaic law Le 12 → Partiality of parents among
* Rebekah for Jacob Ge 27:6-17
* Jacob for Joseph Ge 37:3,4

→ Partiality among, forbidden De 21:15-17 → Love of, for parents
* Of Ruth Ru 1:16-18
* Jesus Joh 19:26,27

→ Sacrificed 2Ki 17:31; Eze 16:20,21 → Caused to pass through fire 2Ki 16:3; Jer 32:35; Eze 16:21 → Sold for debt 2Ki 4:1; Ne 5:5; Job 24:9; Mt 18:25 → Sold in marriage, law concerning Ex 21:7-11 → Instance of, Leah and Rachel Ge 29:15-30 → Edict to murder
* Of Pharaoh Ex 1:22
* Of Jehu 2Ki 10:1-8
* Of Herod Mt 2:16-18

→ Eaten
* See CANNIBALISM

→ Share benefits of covenant privileges guaranteed to parents Ge 6:18; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12; 21:13; 26:3-5,24; Le 26:44,45; Isa 65:23; 1Co 7:14 → Bound by covenants of parents Ge 17:9-14 → Involved in guilt of parents Ex 20:5; 34:7; Le 20:5; 26:39-42; Nu 14:18,33; 1Ki 21:29; Job 21:19; Ps 37:28; Isa 14:20,21; 65:6,7; Jer 32:18; Da 6:24 → Not punished for parents' sake Jer 31:29,30; Eze 18:1-30 → Death of, as a judgment upon parents
* Firstborn of Egypt Ex 12:29
* Sons of Eli 1Sa 3:13,14
* Sons of Saul 1Sa 28:18,19
* David's child by Uriah's wife 2Sa 12:14-19
* Miracles in behalf of

Raised from the dead by Elijah 1Ki 17:17-23 By Elisha 2Ki 4:17-36 By Jesus Mt 9:18,24-26; Mr 5:35-42; Lu 7:13-15; 8:49-56 Healing of Mt 15:28; 17:18; Mr 7:29,30; 9:23-27; Lu 8:42-56; 9:38-42; Joh 4:46-54 → Character of, known by conduct Pr 20:11 → Blessed by Jesus Mt 19:13-15; Mr 10:13-16; Lu 18:15,16 → Future state of Mt 18:10; 19:14 → Minors Ga 4:1,2 → Of ministers 1Ti 3:4; Tit 1:6 → Alienated, Ishmael, to gratify Sarah Ge 21:9-15 → Amusements of Job 21:11; Zec 8:5; 11:16,17; Lu 7:31,32 → Adopted → See ADOPTION → THE GIFT OF GOD Ge 4:1,25; 17:16,20; 28:3; 29:32-35; 30:2,6,17-20,22-24; 33:5; Ru 4:13; Job 1:21; Ps 107:38,41; 113:9; 127:3 → GOD'S CARE OF Ex 22:22-24; De 10:18; 14:29; Job 29:12; Ps 10:14,18; 27:10; 68:5; 146:9; Jer 49:11; Ho 14:3; Mal 3:5 → A BLESSING Ge 5:29; 30:1; Ps 127:3-5; Pr 17:6; Isa 54:1; Jer 20:15 → COMMANDMENTS TO Ex 20:12; Le 19:3,32; De 5:16; Ps 119:9; 148:12,13; Pr 1:8,9; 3:1-3; 4:1-4,10,11,20-22; 5:1,2; 6:20-25; 8:32,33; 23:22,26; 27:11; Ec 12:1; La 3:27; Mt 15:4; 19:19; Mr 10:19; Lu 18:20; Eph 6:1-3; Col 3:20; 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 2:22; Tit 2:6
* See YOUNG MEN

→ COUNSEL OF PARENTS TO 1Ki 2:1-4; 1Ch 22:6-13; 28:9,10,20
* See PARENTS

→ INSTRUCTION OF Ex 13:8-10,14-16; De 4:9,10; 6:6-9; 11:19,20; 31:12,13; Jos 8:35; Ps 34:11; 78:1-8; Pr 1:1,4; 22:6; Isa 28:9,10; Joe 1:3; Joh 21:15; Ac 22:3
* For SOLOMON'S INSTRUCTION OF MEN AND CHILDREN

See YOUNG MEN
* By TUTORS

See TUTOR → FALSE INSTRUCTION OF Mr 7:9-13 → PRAYER IN BEHALF OF Ge 17:18; 2Sa 12:16; 1Ch 22:12; 29:19; Job 1:5 → PROMISES AND ASSURANCES TO Pr 3:1-10; 8:17,32; 23:15,16,24,25; 29:3; Isa 40:11; 54:13; Mt 18:4,5,10; 19:14,15; Mr 9:37; 10:13-16; Lu 9:48; 18:15,16; Ac 2:39; 1Jo 2:12,13
* See YOUNG MEN

→ OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BLESSED OF GOD Ge 6:18; 7:1; 12:7; 13:15; 17:7,8; 19:12,15,16; 21:13; 26:3,4,24; Le 26:44,45; De 4:37; 10:15; 12:28; 1Ki 11:13; 15:4; 2Ki 8:19; Ps 37:26; 102:28; 103:17,18; 112:2,3; Pr 3:33; 11:21; 12:7; 13:22; 20:7; Isa 44:3-5; 65:23; Jer 32:39; Ac 2:39; 1Co 7:14 → CORRECTION OF Pr 13:24; 19:18; 22:15; 23:13,14; 29:15,17; Eph 6:4; Col 3:21 → PUNISHMENT OF Ex 21:15,17; Le 20:9; De 21:18-21; 27:16; Mt 15:4; Mr 7:10 → GOOD The Lord is with 1Sa 3:19
* Know the Scriptures 2Ti 3:15
* Their obedience to parents is well pleasing to God Col 3:20
* Partake of the promises of God Ac 2:39
* Shall be blessed Pr 3:1-4; Eph 6:2,3
* Show love to parents Ge 46:29
* Obey parents Ge 28:7; 47:30
* Attend to parental teaching Pr 13:1
* Take care of parents Ge 45:9-11; 47:12; Mt 15:5
* Make their parents' hearts glad Pr 10:1; 23:24; 29:17
* Honor the aged Job 32:6,7
* Character of, illustrates conversion Mt 18:3
* Illustrative of a teachable spirit Mt 18:4

→ UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ne 12:43; Ps 8:2; Pr 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 28:7; Ec 4:13; Mal 1:6; Mt 21:15,16 → INSTANCES OF
* Shem and Japheth Ge 9:23
* Isaac Ge 22:6-12
* Esau Ge 28:6-9
* Judah Ge 44:18-34
* Joseph Ge 45:9-13; 46:29; 47:11,12; 48:12; 50:1-13
* Moses Ex 15:2; 18:7
* Jephthah's daughter Jud 11:36
* Samson Jud 13:24
* Ruth Ru 1:15-17
* Samuel 1Sa 2:26; 3:10
* Saul 1Sa 9:5
* David 1Sa 22:3,4; Ps 71:5,17
* Solomon 1Ki 2:19,20; 3:3-13
* Abijah 1Ki 14:13
* Obadiah 1Ki 18:12
* Jehoshaphat 1Ki 22:43; 2Ch 17:3
* The Israelitish maid, captive in Syria 2Ki 5:2-4
* Jewish children 2Ch 20:13; Ne 8:3
* Josiah 2Ch 34:1-3
* Job Job 29:4
* Elihu Job 32:4-7
* Jeremiah Jer 1:5-7
* Children in the temple Mt 21:15
* John Lu 1:80
* Jesus Lu 2:52
* Timothy 2Ti 1:5; 3:15

→ WICKED Ge 8:21; Ex 21:15,17; Nu 32:14; De 21:18-21; 27:16; Job 13:26; 19:18; 20:11; 30:1,12; Ps 144:7,8,11; Pr 7:7; 10:1; 13:1; 15:5,20; 17:2,21,25; 19:13,26; 20:20; 22:15; 23:22; 28:7,24; 30:11,17; Ec 11:9,10; Isa 3:5; Jer 3:25; 7:17,18; 32:30; Eze 22:7; Mic 7:6; Mr 7:10; 13:12; Ro 1:30; 2Ti 3:2
* WICKED, INSTANCES OF

Canaan Ge 9:25
* Lot's daughters Ge 19:14,30-38
* Ishmael Ge 21:9
* Eli's sons 1Sa 2:12,22-25
* Samuel's sons 1Sa 8:3
* Absalom 2Sa 15
* Adonijah 1Ki 1:5
* Abijam 1Ki 15:3
* Ahaziah 1Ki 22:52
* Children at Beth-el 2Ki 2:23,24
* Samaritans' descendants 2Ki 17:41
* Adrammelech and Sharezer 2Ki 19:37; 2Ch 32:21
* Amon 2Ki 21:21
* Sennacherib's sons 2Ki 19:37

→ WORSHIP, ATTEND DIVINE Jos 8:35; 2Ch 20:13; 31:16; Ezr 8:21; Ne 8:2,3; 12:43; Mt 21:15; Lu 2:46 → SYMBOLICAL OF THE REGENERATED Mt 18:2-6; Mr 9:36,37; 10:15; Lu 9:46-48 → FIGURATIVE 1Co 13:11; 14:20; 1Pe 2:2
* See BABES
* See YOUNG MEN

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children. Children, n. pl. of child, descendants

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Chil″dren (?), n.; pl. of Child.