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It means something to be a father
Fatherhood in Israel was
++The key to family life
++The only way to perpetuate the family name
In the patriarchal worldview of biblical Israel, the father (Heb.
ʾāḇ) was the linchpin of family life, and his house (bêṯ ʾāḇ) was the basic unit of biblical society.
Fatherhood was the only way a man could perpetuate his name and memory after death.
Kathleen S. Nash, “Father,” ed.
David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2000), 456.
The role of a father is based upon three assumptions
Assumption 1: A Father Love and Care for their Children
The word pities means
++To love or treat with love
++To be concerned
Assumption 2: A Father discipline their children
The word discipline means to hold accountable,to chastise, exhort or to warn.
Assumption 3: A Father Instructs their children
A question was ask in the movie “Courageous” “When did you know you were a man?”
Answers included
++When I got my first car
++When I got my first Job
One man answered “When My father told me”
When Fathers don’t pass on what they have somebody will
Don’t leave it to chance
We must pass it on
++When we sit in the house
++When we walk by the way
++When we lie down
++When we rise up
David left an impression on his Son
What do we pass on?
We can pass on
++Our work ethic
++Our customs and traditions
++Our biases and prejudice
What we will pass on is what is in our heart
What is in your heart?
That which is in your heart
++Will be your legacy
++Will be what is remembered
Solomon remembered His father’s
++Upright Heart
++Generous Heart
++Integrity of heart
That which was in his heart
++Reflected his love for God
++Commitment to God
Solomon’s wisdom
++A gift from God
++Was unmatched by any man
++Did not overshadow the impact of His Father
He gave him
More than just words
His words and commands
++Attuned his ear to wisdom
++Brought deeper understanding
++Motivated him for discernment
++Helps them to fear and to know God
Our children “Natural and Spiritual” need fathers
This passage is directed to all children
They are directed
++To hear
++To know understanding
++To recognize the value of his words
Solomon
++Recalls the care of his mother
++See a time of his immaturity
Solomon says
++He taught me
++His words were valuable to me
++In his words he found life
The Position of the Father is as important today as it has ever been.
National Center For Fathering and The Fatherless Generation:
++85% of youths in prison come from fatherless homes
++71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes
++90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes
++Nearly 25 million children live without their biological father
++60% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes
Let us be fathers that
++Care more
++Discipline effectively
++Provide instruction and Guidance
Because of Christ
++We are not fatherless
++We are children of God
++We have a new Spirit
++We are now connected to God
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