Thematic Bible: Devout fathers
Thematic Bible
Devout fathers » Isaac blesses his son
Then his father Isaac said to him, "Please come close and kiss me, my son." So he came close and kissed him; and when he smelled the smell of his garments, he blessed him and said, "See, the smell of my son Is like the smell of a field which the LORD has blessed;
Devout fathers » Abraham exerts a spiritual influence upon his family
For 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 righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
Devout fathers » David gives Godly advice to his son, solomon
As David's time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, "I am going the way of all the earth Be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man. "Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn, read more.
so that the LORD may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'
so that the LORD may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.'
Devout fathers » Jacob commands his household to put away idols
So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods which are among you, and purify yourselves and change your garments;
Devout fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Then Manoah entreated the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom You have sent come to us again that he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born.”
Devout fathers » Zacharias, the Godly father of john the baptist
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
Devout fathers » Cornelius, the head of a religious household
a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.