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XVI.
The Home
Chapter 183
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Promises for the Children
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
will no more be admonished." Eccl. 4:13.
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 put his hand on the
cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all My holy mountain: for the earth
shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as
the waters cover the sea." Isa. 65:23; 11:8,9.
A
PAIR of very chubby legs
Incased in scarlet hose,
A pair of little stubby boots
With rather doubtful toes,
A little kilt, a little coat,
Cut as a mother can-
And, lo! before us strides in state
The future's "coming man."
Ah!
blessings on those little hands,
Whose work is yet undone,
And blessings on those little feet,
Whose race is yet unrun.
And blessings on the little brain,
That has not learned to plan.
What e'er the future holds in store,
God bless the "coming man." |
