"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
And I will makeyou a greatnation,And I will blessyou, And makeyour namegreat;And so you shall be a blessing;
And I will blessthose who blessyou, And the one who cursesyou I will curse.And in you allthe familiesof the earthwill be blessed."
Godsaidfurther to Abraham,"Now as for you, you shall keepMy covenant,you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generations.
"In your seedallthe nationsof the earthshall be blessed,becauseyou have obeyedMy voice."
So Jacobsaidto his householdand to allwhowere with him, "Putawaythe foreigngodswhichare amongyou, and purifyyourselves and changeyour garments;
"For I have keptthe waysof the LORD,And have not actedwickedlyagainstmy God.
"Againwhatmorecan Davidsayto You? For You knowYour servant,O LordGOD!
"As for you, my sonSolomon,knowthe Godof your father,and serveHim with a wholeheartand a willingmind;for the LORDsearchesallhearts,and understandseveryintentof the thoughts.Ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will rejectyou forever.
for he removedthe foreignaltarsand highplaces,toredownthe [sacred] pillars,cutdownthe Asherim,
"You are the LORDGod,WhochoseAbramAnd broughthim out from Urof the Chaldees,And gavehim the nameAbraham.
Whenthe daysof feastinghad completedtheir cycle,Jobwould sendand consecratethem, risingup earlyin the morningand offeringburntofferings[according to] the numberof them all;for Jobsaid,"Perhapsmy sonshave sinnedand cursedGodin their hearts."ThusJobdidcontinually.
For the LORDknowsthe wayof the righteous,But the wayof the wickedwill perish.
The LORDis in His holytemple;the LORD'Sthroneis in heaven;His eyesbehold,His eyelidstestthe sonsof men.
The eyesof the LORDare towardthe righteousAnd His earsare [open] to their cry.
Trainup a childin the wayhe should go, Evenwhenhe is oldhe will not departfrom it.
"It is the livingwho givethanksto You, as I do today;A fathertellshis sonsaboutYour faithfulness.
"Then they shall takeotherstonesand replace[those] stones,and he shall takeotherplasterand replasterthe house.
"You onlyhave I chosenamongallthe familiesof the earth;ThereforeI will punishyou for allyour iniquities."
"In the same mannerthe one who [had received] the two[talents] gainedtwomore.
"I amthe goodshepherd,and I knowMy ownand My ownknowMe,
He saidto him the thirdtime,"Simon,[son] of John,do you loveMe?" Peterwas grievedbecauseHe saidto him the third time,"Do you loveMe?" And he saidto Him, "Lord,You knowall things;You knowthat I loveYou." Jesussaidto him, "TendMy sheep.
Paulsaidto the centurionand to the soldiers,"Unlessthese menremainin the ship,you yourselvescannotbe saved."
Fathers,do not provokeyour childrento anger,but bringthem up in the disciplineand instructionof the Lord.
he saidto them, "Taketo your heartallthe wordswith whichI am warningyou today,whichyou shall commandyour sonsto observecarefully,[even] allthe wordsof thislaw.
Deaconsmust be husbandsof [only] onewife,[and] goodmanagersof [their] childrenand their ownhouseholds.
For I am mindfulof the sincerefaithwithinyou, whichfirstdweltin your grandmotherLoisand your motherEunice,and I am surethat [it is] in you as well.
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
and that from childhoodyou have knownthe sacredwritingswhich are ableto give you the wisdomthat leadsto salvationthroughfaithwhich is in ChristJesus.
"Ifit is disagreeablein your sightto servethe LORD,choosefor yourselves todaywhomyou will serve:whetherthe godswhichyour fathersservedwhichwere beyondthe River,or the godsof the Amoritesin whoselandyou are living;but as for me and my house,we will servethe LORD."
Manoahsaid,"Nowwhen your wordscome[to pass], whatshall be the boy'smodeof lifeand his vocation?"
