![]() ![]() You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. ![]() You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Parental discipleship in the discipline and instruction of the Lord should center on the kinds of practices already outlined in Ephesians 4–5. Parents play a crucial, God-ordained role in the discipleship of their children “in the Lord” (Eph. Obedient children are particularly vulnerable, so a domineering and thoughtless father’s actions would be discouraging to them (Col. Paul addresses the responsibility of fathers in particular, though this does not diminish the contribution of mothers in these areas (see Proverbs 31). As earlier, Paul begins his admonition with a negative action to avoid, followed by a positive action to develop. The obedience of children is evidence that they know God, and it results in receiving blessings from God.įathers. Paul is not teaching salvation on the basis of works. In the new covenant the promise of the land is not physical land on earth but eternal life, which begins when one is regenerated here and now and comes to full reality in the age to come. 17:1–2), but this is the first and only of the Ten Commandments to contain a promise (see also Ex. There were earlier commands of God with promises (e.g., Gen. 31:28, which describes children rising to bless a wise and godly mother. 6:1) is in part how they honor them see also Prov. ![]() What makes such obedience “right” or “just” is that it conforms to God’s holy commandment, quoted in Eph 6:2–3. In the Lord modifies the verb “obey.” right. Obedience is due to both parents the mother’s submission to her husband does not remove her parental dignity but rather increases it. 6:1–3 the positive duty of children to obey their parents. 20:9), and Paul lists such disobedience as one of many grave sins (Rom. The Mosaic law prescribed death for the child who struck or cursed a parent (Ex. The second family relationship illustrating submission to proper authority (Eph. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:1–4Ĭhildren, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. The ESV Study Bible-created by a diverse team of 95 leading Bible scholars and teachers-features 20,000 study notes, 80,000 cross–references, 200+ charts, 50+ articles, 240 full–color maps and illustrations, and more. It will be hard for the enemies (who are assumed to be unfaithful) to intimidate such a man. Here the stress falls on the children of one’s youth, now grown up and standing with their father when he speaks with his enemies in the gate (i.e., the place where justice was administered. Like the first section, this does not eliminate human activity: children are a heritage from the LORD, and therefore his gift, and yet husband and wife must do something in bringing the children into the world and in raising them to be faithful members of God’s people. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Psalm 127:3–5īehold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. The training will include love and instruction as well as “the rod of discipline” (Prov. Ezra 6:16) their children in the way (i.e., the right moral orientation) by pointing to the kinds of conduct that please or displease the Lord, and to the normal outcome of each kind of conduct. 18:19), encourages parents to “train” (i.e., to “dedicate” or “initiate” this is the sense of the word in Deut. This proverb, founded on the covenant with Abraham (cf. Train up a child in the way he should go even when he is old he will not depart from it. All commentary notes adapted from the ESV Study Bible. This article is part of the Key Bible Verses series. ![]()
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