Deuteronomy 31:13
Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the LORD your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
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Referenced Verses
- Deut 11:2 : 2 Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the LORD your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.
- Ps 78:4-8 : 4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done. 5 He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants, 6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them. 7 Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands. 8 Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.
- Prov 22:6 : 6 Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
- Eph 6:4 : 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
- Deut 6:7 : 7 and you must teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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- Deut 4:9-102 verses84%
9Reminder of the Horeb Covenant Again, however, pay very careful attention, lest you forget the things you have seen and disregard them for the rest of your life; instead teach them to your children and grandchildren.
10You stood before the LORD your God at Horeb and he said to me,“Assemble the people before me so that I can tell them my commands. Then they will learn to revere me all the days they live in the land, and they will instruct their children.”
- Deut 31:11-122 verses82%
11when all Israel comes to appear before the LORD your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing.
12Gather the people– men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages– so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the words of this law.
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2Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the LORD your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.
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39Also, your infants, who you thought would die on the way, and your children, who as yet do not know good from bad, will go there; I will give them the land and they will possess it.
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31Then they will honor you by obeying you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.
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40Then they will obey you throughout their lifetimes as they live on the land you gave to our ancestors.
- Deut 32:46-472 verses77%
46he said to them,“Keep in mind all the words I am solemnly proclaiming to you today; you must command your children to observe carefully all the words of this law.
47For this is no idle word for you– it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”
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11Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD.
- Deut 6:1-33 verses77%
1Exhortation to Keep the Covenant Principles Now these are the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that the LORD your God instructed me to teach you so that you may carry them out in the land where you are headed
2and that you may so revere the LORD your God that you will keep all his statutes and commandments that I am giving you– you, your children, and your grandchildren– all your lives, to prolong your days.
3Pay attention, Israel, and be careful to do this so that it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in number– as the LORD, God of your ancestors, said to you, you will have a land flowing with milk and honey.
- Deut 17:19-202 verses76%
19It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out.
20Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.
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21so that your days and those of your descendants may be extended in the land which the LORD promised to give to your ancestors, like the days of heaven itself.
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3Tell your children about it, have your children tell their children, and their children the following generation.
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28Pay careful attention to all these things I am commanding you so that it may always go well with you and your children after you when you do what is good and right in the sight of the LORD your God.
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9Joshua told the Israelites,“Come here and listen to the words of the LORD your God!”
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24He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the LORD’s power and so you might always obey the LORD your God.”
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6so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
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31For you are about to cross the Jordan to possess the land the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess and inhabit it.
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22explain to your children,‘Israel crossed the Jordan River on dry ground.’
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40Keep his statutes and commandments that I am setting forth today so that it may go well with you and your descendants and that you may enjoy longevity in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as a permanent possession.”
- Josh 22:24-252 verses74%
24We swear we have done this because we were worried that in the future your descendants would say to our descendants,‘What relationship do you have with the LORD God of Israel?
25The LORD made the Jordan a boundary between us and you Reubenites and Gadites. You have no right to worship the LORD.’ In this way your descendants might cause our descendants to stop obeying the LORD.
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7Then Moses called out to Joshua in the presence of all Israel,“Be strong and courageous, for you will accompany these people to the land that the LORD promised to give their ancestors, and you will enable them to inherit it.
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8So now, in the sight of all Israel, the LORD’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: Carefully observe all the commands of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.
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29If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
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51“Speak to the Israelites and tell them,‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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1The Lord’s Provision in the Desert You must keep carefully all these commandments I am giving you today so that you may live, increase in number, and go in and occupy the land that the LORD promised to your ancestors.
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19Teach them to your children and speak of them as you sit in your house, as you walk along the road, as you lie down, and as you get up.
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16What I am commanding you today is to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to obey his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances. Then you will live and become numerous and the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you are about to possess.
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14Your wives, children and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them
- Deut 11:8-92 verses73%
8The Abundance of the Land of Promise Now pay attention to all the commandments I am giving you today, so that you may be strong enough to enter and possess the land where you are headed,
9and that you may enjoy long life in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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20I also call on you to love the LORD your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually in the land the LORD promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
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35Joshua read aloud every commandment Moses had given before the whole assembly of Israel, including the women, children, and resident foreigners who lived among them.
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41These nations are worshiping the LORD and at the same time serving their idols; their sons and grandsons do just as their fathers have done, to this very day.
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14The Commissioning of Joshua Then the LORD said to Moses,“The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting so that I can commission him.” So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting.
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11Thus all Israel will hear and be afraid; no longer will they continue to do evil like this among you.
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6The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’
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31But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised.
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31But as for you, remain here with me so I can declare to you all the commandments, statutes, and ordinances that you are to teach them, so that they can carry them out in the land I am about to give them.”
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1The Privileges of the Covenant Now, Israel, pay attention to the statutes and ordinances I am about to teach you, so that you might live and go on to enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.