Deuteronomy 4:9

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Reminder 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.

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  • 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.
  • Deut 11:19 : 19 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.
  • Gen 18:19 : 19 I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then the LORD will give to Abraham what he promised him.”
  • Deut 32:46 : 46 he 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.
  • Eph 6:4 : 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
  • Prov 4:20-23 : 20 My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart; 22 for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body. 23 Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
  • Ps 78:3-8 : 3 What we have heard and learned– that which our ancestors have told us– 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.
  • Deut 29:29 : 29 Secret things belong to the LORD our God, but those that are revealed belong to us and our descendants forever, so that we might obey all the words of this law.
  • Exod 13:8-9 : 8 You are to tell your son on that day,‘It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 It will be a sign for you on your hand and a memorial on your forehead, so that the law of the LORD may be in your mouth, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.
  • Prov 23:26 : 26 Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes observe my ways;
  • Prov 4:1-9 : 1 Admonition to Follow Righteousness and Avoid Wickedness Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment. 2 Because I hereby give you good instruction, do not forsake my teaching. 3 When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother, 4 he taught me, and he said to me:“Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live. 5 Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding; do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak. 6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will guard you. 7 Wisdom is supreme– so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding! 8 Esteem her highly and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her. 9 She will place a fair garland on your head; she will bestow a beautiful crown on you.” 10 Listen, my child, and accept my words, so that the years of your life will be many. 11 I hereby guide you in the way of wisdom and I lead you in upright paths. 12 When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble. 13 Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; protect it, because it is your life.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Therefore, remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know at what hour I will come against you.
  • Prov 3:1-3 : 1 Exhortations to Seek Wisdom and Walk with the Lord My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for they will provide a long and full life, and well-being for you. 3 Do not let mercy and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
  • Ps 119:11 : 11 In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you.
  • Josh 4:21 : 21 He told the Israelites,“When your children someday ask their fathers,‘What do these stones represent?’
  • Ps 71:18 : 18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.
  • Exod 13:14-16 : 14 In the future, when your son asks you‘What is this?’ you are to tell him,‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the land of slavery. 15 When Pharaoh stubbornly refused to release us, the LORD killed all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of people to the firstborn of animals. That is why I am sacrificing to the LORD the first male offspring of every womb, but all my firstborn sons I redeem.’ 16 It will be for a sign on your hand and for frontlets on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt.”
  • Josh 4:6-7 : 6 The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday,‘Why are these stones important to you?’ 7 tell them how the water of the Jordan stopped flowing before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the water of the Jordan stopped flowing. These stones will be a lasting memorial for the Israelites.”
  • Prov 3:21 : 21 My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.
  • Heb 2:1 : 1 Warning Against Drifting Away Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
  • Prov 1:8 : 8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
  • Ps 34:11-16 : 11 Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD. 12 Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? 13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech! 14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it! 15 The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. 16 But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.
  • Deut 31:19 : 19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites!
  • Prov 7:1 : 1 Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress My child, devote yourself to my words and store up my commands inside yourself.
  • Deut 4:15 : 15 The Nature of Israel’s God Be very careful, then, because you saw no form at the time the LORD spoke to you at Horeb from the middle of the fire.
  • Deut 4:23 : 23 Be on guard so that you do not forget the covenant of the LORD your God that he has made with you, and that you do not make an image of any kind, just as he has forbidden you.
  • Josh 1:18 : 18 Any man who rebels against what you say and does not obey all your commands will be executed. But be strong and brave!”
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 So listen carefully, for whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him.”
  • Jas 2:22 : 22 You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works.
  • Heb 2:3 : 3 how will we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first communicated through the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him,
  • Isa 38:19 : 19 The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness.

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