Genesis 18:19
18:19 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.”
Exodus 12:26-27
12:26 When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
–
12:27 then you will say, ‘It is the sacrifice
of the
Lord’s Passover, when he passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt, when he struck
Egypt and delivered our households.’” The people bowed down low
to the ground,
Exodus 13:14-15
13:14 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.
13:15 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.’
Deuteronomy 4:9
Reminder of the Horeb Covenant
4:9 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.
Deuteronomy 6:7
6:7 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.
Joshua 4:21-22
4:21 He told the Israelites, “When your children someday ask their fathers, ‘What do these stones represent?’
4:22 explain
to your children, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan River
on dry ground.’
Psalms 78:3-6
78:3 What we have heard and learned –
that which our ancestors have told us –
78:4 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.
78:5 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,
78:6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born,
might know about them.
They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
Psalms 145:4
145:4 One generation will praise your deeds to another,
and tell about your mighty acts!
Joel 1:3
1:3 Tell your children about it,
have your children tell their children,
and their children the following generation.