Wed. Bible Studies: What My Children Must Know (Week 11)

CHILDREARING

They say you never know how good you did rearing your children until you see how they rear their children.

How many things did you instill in them that they will instill in their children?

What did the wisest man in the world teach his son about rearing children?

DAY 1 - Train up a child

Prov 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

 To exercise; to discipline; to teach and form by practice; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms and to tactics. Abram armed his trained servants.

6. To break, tame and accustom to draw; as oxen.

Anytime you want to teach something to your child, you need to teach them by practice.

We know that in sports, we know that with music, we know that with our pets, we know that with math, but when it comes to obedience, we don’t get it.

DAY 2 - Foolishness is there, and only a spanking will get it out.

Prov 22:15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

We do our children a disservice when we do not lovingly, correctly, discipline them.

DAY 3 - Children need correction, and it won’t kill them.

Prov 23:13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Correction – to make them correct. Don’t we want them to be correct?

DAY 4 - Spankings and teaching give wisdom, but don’t leave a child alone.

Prov 29:15 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Go to your room!

Timeout?  What is that?

DAY 5 - If you bring up a servant delicately, he will become a son.

Prov 29:21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

 2 Sam 22:36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Ps 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

DAY 6 – Even a child is known by what he does.

Prov 20:11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.

What do people say about our children?  Even a child is known…

DAY 7 – If you raise a wise child you will have great joy.           

Prov 23:24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Prov 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.