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CHAPTER XXIV
REARING CHILDREN
IN DIVINE FAVOR
DIVINE wisdom says, at Proverbs 22 :6
AAT : "Train up a child in the way he
should go ; and even when he is old, he will
not depart from it." This means that a human
creature should be trained in the direction of his
duty toward his Creator from his early childhood
on . The ones to give the child such vital training
are naturally his parents, particularly his father
as head of the family, because the father and
mother were the ones that gave existence to the
child and they are responsible for its care, preservation
and upbringing . God recognizes and emphasizes
this parental responsibility, and in his
law to the Theocratic nation of ancient Israel he
commanded the parents to instruct their sons and
daughters about the great Life-giver. This was
important for that nation, for it guaranteed that
the nation's future citizens would be lovers of God
and the nation would thus continue to walk in his
wholesome way .
2 With his death a few days later in mind, the
prophet Moses said in farewell to the Israelites as
1 . From when on should humans be given vital instruction?
Who properly give such instruction, according
to God's law?
2 . What did Moses in farewell say about such parental
instruction?
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