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IMPRESS THEM ON YOUR CHILDREN
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Deuteronomy 6:1-9 (10-25) (Go to the ESV Bible verses)
Key Verse: 6:7, “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.”
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Look at verses 10-25 for context. What dangers did Moses anticipate would tempt families (10-19)? When children begin to ask questions, how does God want parents to share what God has done for them (20-25)?
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Notice the repetition of “fear the Lord” (2,13,24). What was God’s purpose in giving all his statutes and commandments (1-3; see also 4:9-10)? What does it mean to “hear[1]” God’s words and why is it so important (3, 4)? How does God command us to relate to him (5; cf Mt 22:36-40)? How is this verse the foundation of educating our children?
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Why and how should these commands be on our hearts first (6)? How are we to teach them to our children (7a)? NIV translates “Impress them on your children”[2], what does this imply about our teaching?
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How are we to diligently teach and impress these on our children (7b)? What does this imply about the time necessary to disciple our children? What kinds of conversations are we to be having with our children and how often? What does it tell us about the importance and regularity of family devotion time? Why is all this so essential?
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What does it mean for parents to have God’s word as a sign on our hands (8a)? As a decorative headband on our foreheads (8b)? To have it on our doorposts and gates (9)? How can we keep God’s word at the center of our day to day ordinary family and homelife?