Bible Readings for the Home Circle—1914 - A New You Ministry

BIBLE READINGS
and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if
I perish, I perish.” Esther 4:15, 16.
12. How early does Paul say Timothy was instructed
“From a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to
make thee wise unto salvation.” 2 Tim. 3:15.
13. How earnestly should parents teach their children the things of
God
“Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children.” “Ye shall teach
them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and
when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest
up.” Deut. 6:7; 11:19.
14. What reward in this life is promised the faithful mother
“Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he
praiseth her.” Prov. 31:28.
15. What beautiful picture of home life is drawn by the psalmist for
the father who fears the Lord
“Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the side of thine house: thy
children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the
man be blessed that feareth the Lord.” Ps. 128:3, 4.
16. What motive will inspire all true parents to faithfulness in teaching
their children
“That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our
daughters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace.”
Ps. 144:12.
NOTE.— We often hear the saying, “The hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world.” This is not out of keeping with the saying of the wise
man, “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.” Prov. 22:6. No father or mother knows the
future of the little child prattling about the home circle. But God knows,
as He did in the cases of Moses and Esther and Timothy. Whether it is
His purpose for some of our children to rule the world, as did Joseph
and Daniel virtually, as prime ministers; or for some of them to “stand
before kings,” as did Moses and Esther and Daniel; or for some of
them to serve and suffer for the name of Christ, as did Peter and John
and Paul, it is our sacred privilege to teach the children faithfully and
diligently during their tender years.
PROMISES FOR THE CHILDREN
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1. WHAT is said of the fifth commandment
“Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with
promise.” Eph. 6:2.
2. What is promised those who honor their father and their mother
“Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the
land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” Ex. 20: 12.
3. What does God desire to teach the children
“Come, ye children, harken unto Me: I will teach you the fear of the
Lord.” Ps. 34:11.
4. What is the fear of the Lord declared to be
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding
have all they that do His commandments.” Ps. 111:10.
5. What is said of the poor but wise child
“Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who
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6. How did Christ show His tender regard for children
“Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto Me: for of
such is the kingdom of heaven.” Matt. 19:14.
7. How did He show that He loved them
“And He took them up in His arms, put His hands upon them, and
blessed them.” Mark 10:16.
8. With what promise do the Old Testament Scriptures close
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the
fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I
come and smite the earth with a curse.” Mal. 4:5, 6.
NOTE.— From this we learn that while disobedience to parents and
the breaking up of home ties will characterize the last days (2 Tim. 3:1–
3; Matt. 24:37–39; Gen. 6:1, 2), God’s message for the last days will
strengthen the cords of love and affection, and bind the hearts of
parents and children together.
9. What peaceful, happy conditions will prevail in the next world as
compared with those of this life
“They shall not labor in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are
the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.” “The
sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall