Thematic Bible: Good Parents


Thematic Bible



And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, you are infertile and have no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordCommunicationBirths ForetoldInfertility

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your petition [in prayer] was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. Verse ConceptsBarren WomenAnswered PrayerChildbirthHeraldAngel, AnnouncementsBirths ForetoldGod Naming PeopleGod Answered Prayer

The Angel of the Lord continued,

“Behold, you are with child,
And you will bear a son;
And you shall name him Ishmael (God hears),
Because the Lord has heard and paid attention to your persecution (suffering).
Verse ConceptsBirths ForetoldGod Naming PeopleGod Paid Attention To ThemGod Pays Attention

He said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him. Verse ConceptsListeningSanctity Of LifeConceptionBirths ForetoldThe Promise Of A Babysarah

The man cried out against the [idolatrous] altar by the word of the Lord, “O altar, altar, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name; and on you shall he sacrifice [the bodies of] the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.’” Verse ConceptsDivine ManifestationsSanctity Of LifeBirths ForetoldDuplicating WordsBonesBurning Idolatrous ThingsMan Of God

Elisha said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.” She said, “No, my lord. O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.” Verse ConceptsElisha, Prophecies OfBirths ForetoldLyingTime Of Year



and [see to it] that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. Verse ConceptsLearning From The PastBrothersHeirsPast, TheFornicationRightsSexual Sin, Nature OfUngodlinessWasteBirthrightsAvoid ImmoralitySexual Immorality

Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, in addition to fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. Verse ConceptsFirstbornGoldInheritance, MaterialBirthrights

Jacob answered, “First sell me your birthright (the rights of a firstborn).” Verse ConceptsBirthrights

Now Joseph’s brothers were seated [by the steward] before him [in the order of their birth]—the firstborn according to his birthright and the youngest according to his youth; and the men looked at one another in astonishment [because so much was known about them]. Verse ConceptsBanquets, CharaceristicsFirstbornBrothersBirthrights

then on the day when he wills his possessions to his sons, he cannot treat the son of his loved wife as firstborn in place of the son of the unloved wife—the [actual] firstborn. Verse ConceptsReal EstateBirthrights

Jehoash did right in the sight of the Lord all his days in which Jehoiada the priest instructed him. Verse ConceptsChildren, needs ofPeople TeachingPeople Who Did RightTeaching ChildrenTraining Children

Hezekiah did right in the sight of the Lord, in accordance with everything that David his father (ancestor) had done. Verse ConceptsBehaviourGood Kings Examples OfImitating Good KingsPeople Who Did Right

He did what was right in the sight of the Lord and walked in all the ways of his father (ancestor) David, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfGood Kings Examples OfSteadfastness, Examples OfImitating Good KingsNot Turning AsidePeople Who Did Right

For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young (sixteen), he began to seek after and inquire of the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherim, and the carved and cast images. Verse ConceptsChildren, Good Examples OfPurgingYouthful Devotionteenager

Now your two sons [Ephraim and Manasseh], who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine [that is, adopted as my heirs and sons as surely], as Reuben and Simeon are my sons. Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofSonsTwo SonsPeople Possessing Other Things

And Abram continued, “Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir.” Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofAbrahamSlavery, In OtBorn In One's HouseNot Giving

And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.” Verse ConceptsAdoption, nature ofMoses, Life OfSonsGrowing UpAdoptionBringing People Out Of Other PlacesPeople With Apt Names

He was the guardian of Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had no father or mother. The young woman was beautiful of form and face; and when her father and mother died, Mordecai took her in as his own daughter. Verse ConceptsFatherless, Examples OfBeauty, In WomenAdoptionExamples Of OrphansWomen's RolesDeath Of A MotherFather And Daughter RelationshipsFathers Responsibilities

And He answered, “Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfBusynessNecessityChrist, Character OfHelpful ChildrenFervourInteraction Of Father And SonWhy Do Others Do This?Businessfatherhoodteenager




And she said to him, “My father, you have made a vow to the Lord; do to me as you have vowed, since the Lord has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, the Ammonites.” Verse ConceptsChildren, examples ofLove, And The WorldYouth

And Isaac said to Abraham, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Isaac said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?” Verse ConceptsFireLambsBurning SacrificesFirewoodBehold Me!Sheep And GoatsWhere Are Things?

The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah]. Verse ConceptsAdulthoodBecoming An AdultChildren, examples ofDesertsGrowthJohn The BaptistMaturity, PhysicalMiddle AgeSpiritual VitalityChildren, Good Examples OfChildren, Good KidsSpiritual GrowthWalking In DarknessGrowing UpLiving In The WildernessStrong IndividualsGrowing