Reveal To Your Children What
They Need To Know
Matthew 16:13-19 reads,
16:13Now
when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,
saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man,
am?"
16:14They
said, "Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or
one of the prophets."
16:15He
said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
16:16Simon
Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."
16:17Jesus
answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-jonah,
for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in
heaven. 16:18I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will
build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. 16:19I will give to you
the keys of the
Shouldn't parents follow the Father's example of revealing to his children what they need to know - what is good for them? Shouldn't parents be teaching their children the things that they need to know?
What things to children need to know that parents ought to reveal to them?
A Ruler's Children Are
Exempt From Paying Taxes
Matthew 17:24-27 reads,
17:24When
they had come to
When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated
him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From
whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their sons, or
from strangers?"
17:26Peter
said to him, "From strangers."
Jesus said to him, "Therefore
the sons are exempt. 17:27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, and cast a
hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened his mouth,
you will find a stater. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that those who belong to the leading household in a given domain are exempt from paying towards the sustenance of that household?
Humble Yourself As A Little
Child
Matthew 18:1-11 reads,
18:1In
that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, "Who then is greatest in
the
18:2Jesus
called a little child to himself, and set him in the midst of them, 18:3and said, "Most
assuredly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you
will in no way enter into the
18:7"Woe to the world because of occasions of stumbling! For
it must be that the occasions come, but woe to that person through whom the
occasion comes! 18:8If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off,
and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life maimed or
crippled, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal
fire. 18:9If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out, and cast it
from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than
having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire. 18:10See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the
face of my Father who is in heaven. 18:11For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that we must become as humble as little children in
order to enter the
Receive Humble Little
Children In Yah'shuah's Name
Doesn't Yah'shuah also show that we are to receive humble little children in his name?
Do Not Cause To Stumble
Those Who Believe In Yah'shuah
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that it is possible to cause those who believe in him to stumble - to stumble out of their belief in him? Doesn't Yah'shuah imply that he is against those who cause his believers to stumble? Aren't these who cause Yah'shuah's followers to stumble the sons of the Devil, going by Yah'shuah's words in his explanation of the parable of the darnel?
The Devil's Children Cause
The Children Of Israel To Stumble Out Of Following Yah'shuah
Also, considering that Yah'shuah referred to the lost sheep of the house of Israel as the Father's children, isn't it the case that the sons of the Devil cause these lost sheep to stumble out of following Yah'shuah? Aren't these little ones, the lost, the same as the lost sheep of the house of Israel that Yah'shuah was sent to feed?
It Is Not The Father's Will
That Any Of The Children Of Israel Perish
Matthew 18:12-14 reads,
18:12"What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and
one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains,
and seek that which has gone astray? 18:13If he happens to find it, most assuredly I tell you, he
rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. 18:14Even so it is not
the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should
perish.
Doesn't Yah'shuah liken the little ones to sheep, including those that go astray and need to be brought back into the fold? Aren't Yah'shuah's little ones the lost sheep of the house of Israel who now believe in him and follow him?
Gather Together In
Yah'shuah's Name
Matthew 18:19-20 reads,
18:19Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree
on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my
Father who is in heaven. 18:20For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there I am in the midst of them.
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that the reason the Father performs the requests of his children is because they are gathered in Yah'shuah's name and Yah'shuah is in their midst? Doesn't this imply that if they are gathered together outside Yah'shuah's authority Yah'shuah will not necessarily be among them? Doesn't this imply that if they are gathered outside Yah'shuah's authority and make a request of Yahweh it will not necessarily be fulfilled? Doesn't this imply that the conditions of being gathered together in Yah'shuah's authority and Yah'shuah being in their midst must indeed be fulfilled to guarantee the fulfilment of the request made of the Father?
Requests In Yah'shuah's
Name Must Be In Harmony With His Will
Isn't it also clear that a request made within Yah'shuah's authority must necessarily be in harmony with Yah'shuah's will? Doesn't this imply that whatever is requested of the Father by those gathered in Yah'shuah's name must necessarily be in harmony with Yah'shuah's will? Doesn't this imply that the only requests that the Father will fulfil are those in harmony with Yah'shuah's will?
What is Yah'shuah's will, that those gathered together in his name may make requests in harmony with his will?
Isn't it clear that Yah'shuah's words in 18:19-20 are in harmony with those in 7:7-12, that the Father gives good things to those who ask him? Isn't it the case that a request made of the Father must necessarily be a good thing if it is to be in harmony with Yah'shuah's will? Isn't Yah'shuah's will good?
Slavery Is Within The Law
Of The Kingdom Of Heaven
Matthew 18:21-27 reads,
18:21Then
Peter came and said to him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against
me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?"
18:22Jesus
said to him, "I don’t tell you until seven times,
but, until seventy times seven. 18:23Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain
king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants. 18:24When he had begun
to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him ten
thousand talents. 18:25But because he
couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children,
and all that he had, and payment to be made. 18:26The servant therefore
fell down and kneeled before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I
will repay you all.’ 18:27The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion,
released him, and forgave him the debt.
Isn't it clear from Yah'shuah's words that it is within the law of the Kingdom of Heaven for a defaulted debtor to come under the power of his creditor? Isn't it clear that it is within the law of the Kingdom of Heaven for a defaulted debtor to become a slave, together with his wife and children? Isn't it clear that it is within the law of the Kingdom of Heaven for a defaulted debtor and his family members taken into slavery to remain in it until such time as the debt has been repaid through their service?
A Wife And Children Do Not
Have Independent Legal Rights
Doesn't this show that a wife and children have no legal rights independent of the husband and father? Doesn't this show that the fate of a wife and children are intertwined with that of the man? Doesn't this show that those under a man's authority - his wife and children - are liable to share in the adverse consequences of the actions of the man? Doesn't this imply that a man who has due regard for his wife and children should take appropriate care in his dealings, lest they suffer harm on his account?
Matthew 18:28-35 reads,
18:28"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow
servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, ‘Pay
me what you owe!’
18:29"So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged
him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you.’ 18:30He would not, but
went and cast him into prison, until he should pay back that which was due. 18:31So when his fellow
servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to
their lord all that was done. 18:32Then his lord called him in, and said to him, ‘You wicked
servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. 18:33Shouldn’t you also
have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?’ 18:34His lord was
angry, and delivered him to the tormentors, until he should pay all that was
due to him. 18:35So will my heavenly Father also do to you, if you don’t each
forgive his brother from your hearts for his misdeeds."
Shouldn't parents follow the example of our heavenly Father, showing mercy to their children who are merciful and requiring due payment from their children who likewise require due payment from their debtors? In other words, shouldn't parents teach their children the importance of showing mercy to others, seeing that all human beings require mercy?
Facilitate The Marriages Of
Your Children
Matthew 19:4-6 reads,
19:4He
answered, "Haven’t you read that he who made
them from the beginning made them male and female, 19:5and said, ‘For this
cause a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall join to his wife; and
the two shall become one flesh?’ 19:6So that they are no
more two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, don’t let man
tear apart."
Isn't it clear that parents should facilitate their sons leaving their authority in order to be joined in marriage to their wives, to allow their sons complying with Yahweh's purpose for human beings? Doesn't this mean that parents should not prevent their sons leaving their authority to facilitate their compliance with Yahweh's purpose for human beings?
A Son Ready For Marriage
Should Marry
Isn't it also clear that a son should indeed depart from his parents' authority when it is appropriate for him to be joined to his wife in marriage, that he may fulfil Yahweh's purpose for him and other human beings? Doesn't this mean that when he is ready to depart from his parents' authority to be joined in marriage to his wife, and his parents are not willing to facilitate his so doing, he should nevertheless fulfil Yahweh's purpose for him? Should not human beings obey Yahweh first and foremost, even above obeying their parents when their parents' words conflict with those of Yahweh?
Those The Kingdom Of Heaven
Belongs To
Matthew 19:13-15 reads,
19:13Then
little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and
pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 19:14But
Jesus said, "Allow the little children, and
don’t forbid them to come to me; for to such belongs the Kingdom of Heaven."
19:15He laid his hands on them, and
departed from there.
It Is Necessary To Honour
Your Parents To Enter Into Life
Matthew 19:16-19 reads,
19:16Behold,
one came to him and said, "Good teacher, what good thing shall I do,
that I may have eternal life?"
19:17He
said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is
good but one, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the
commandments."
19:18He
said to him, "Which ones?"
Jesus said, "‘You
shall not murder.’ ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ ‘You shall not steal.’ ‘You
shall not offer false testimony.’ 19:19‘Honor your father and mother.’ And, ‘You shall love
your neighbor as yourself.’"
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that it is necessary to honour our parents in order to enter into life - the kingdom of heaven? Doesn't this mean that we must fulfil the needs of our parents when it is in our power to do so in order to enter into life?
Are we fulfilling the needs of our parents? Is it in our power to fulfil the needs of our parents?
It Is Sometimes Necessary
To Separate From One's Family
Matthew 19:27-30 reads,
19:27Then
Peter answered, "Behold, we have left everything, and followed you.
What then will we have?"
19:28Jesus
said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, that you
who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the
throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve
tribes of Israel. 19:29Everyone who has left
houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or
children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times,
and will inherit eternal life. 19:30But many will be last who are first; and first who are last.
Doesn't Yah'shuah make clear that it is sometimes necessary, for his name's sake, for a person to leave his parents or children? Doesn't serving Yah'shuah mean that we sometimes have to choose between following him wherever it is that he takes us or remaining with family members? Doesn't Yah'shuah promise his followers greater rewards than what they leave behind? Shouldn't we follow Yah'shuah even if this means that we are separated from our family members?
It Is The Father's Right To
Apportion Offices In His Household To His Children
Matthew 20:20-23 reads,
20:20Then
the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and
asking a certain thing of him. 20:21He
said to her, "What do you want?"
She said to him, "Command that these,
my two sons, may sit, one on your right hand, and one on your left hand, in
your kingdom."
20:22But
Jesus answered, "You don’t know what you ask. Are
you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with?"
They said to him, "We are able."
20:23He
said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup, and
be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with, but to sit on my right
hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for whom it has been
prepared by my Father."
Isn't it clear that the Father reserves unto himself the right to place his children in various positions within his household? Isn't it for the Father's children to respect his right to do in his household as he pleases?
Shouldn't children respect their parents' right to do within their households as they please, even appointing one child to a particular office and another child to another one?
Repent Of Your Disobedience
To Your Parents
Matthew 21:24-32 reads,
21:24Jesus
answered them, "I also will ask you one question,
which if you tell me, I likewise will tell you by what authority I do these
things. 21:25The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from
men?"
They reasoned with themselves, saying,
"If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe
him?’ 21:26But if we say, ‘From
men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet." 21:27They answered Jesus, and said, "We
don’t know."
He also said to them, "Neither
will I tell you by what authority I do these things. 21:28But what do you
think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work
today in my vineyard.’ 21:29He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he repented himself,
and went. 21:30He came to the second, and said likewise. He answered, ‘I go,
sir,’ but he didn’t go. 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?"
They said to him, "The first."
Jesus said to them, "Most
assuredly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering
into the kingdom of God before you. 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you
didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him.
When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
Isn't Yah'shuah's parable of the two sons relating to the kingdom of Yahweh? Doesn't he show that one group of people started out as sinners but later repented of their iniquities and did the Father's will? Doesn't he also show that another group of people started out as professing to do the Father's will but did not honour their word? Doesn't he imply that we should be among the group of people who do the Father's will?
Doesn't Yah'shuah also imply that children are to do the will of their parents, provided it is in harmony with the kingdom of Yahweh?
Matthew 21:33-46 reads,
21:33"Hear another parable. There was a man who was a
master of a household, who planted a vineyard, set a hedge about it, dug a
winepress in it, built a tower, leased it out to farmers, and went into
another country. 21:34When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants
to the farmers, to receive his fruit. 21:35The farmers took
his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 21:36Again, he sent
other servants more than the first: and they did to them in like manner. 21:37But afterward he
sent to them his son, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ 21:38But the farmers,
when they saw the son, said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s
kill him, and seize his inheritance.’ 21:39So they took him, and threw him out of the vineyard, and
killed him. 21:40When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he
do to those farmers?"
21:41They
told him, "He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will
lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its
season."
21:42Jesus
said to them, "Did you never read in the
Scriptures,
‘The stone which the
builders rejected,
The same was made the head of the corner.
This was from the
Lord.
It is marvelous in our eyes?’
21:43"Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken
away from you, and will be given to a nation bringing forth its fruits. 21:44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on
whoever it will fall, it will scatter him as dust."
21:45When
the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he
spoke about them. 21:46When
they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took
him for a prophet.
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that we are to do the will of the Father, bringing forth to him fruit in due season? Doesn't Yah'shuah show that those children who do not do the Father's desire will be dispossessed of what the Father has leased to them? Doesn't Yah'shuah imply that to continue living in the Father's domain we must indeed do his will?
Doesn't this imply that children must do their parents' will if they are to continue living in their parents' domain? Doesn't this show that children are to be obedient to their parents if they desire to enjoy the fruits of their parents' territory?
It Is Appropriate To Make A
Marriage Feast For Your Son
Matthew 22:1-14 reads,
22:1Jesus
answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying, 22:2"The
Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,
22:3and
sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but
they would not come. 22:4Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are
invited, "Behold, I have made ready my dinner. My oxen and my fatlings are
killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"’ 22:5But they made light
of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise, 22:6and the rest
grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them. 22:7But the king was
angry, and he sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their
city.
22:8"Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding is ready,
but those who were invited weren't worthy. 22:9Go therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as
many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.’ 22:10Those servants
went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both
bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests. 22:11But when the king
came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn’t have on wedding
clothing, 22:12and he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not having
wedding clothing?’ He was speechless. 22:13Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot,
take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the
weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’ 22:14For many are called, but few chosen."
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that it is indeed appropriate for a father to make a marriage feast for his son at the time of his marriage? Doesn't this show that parents indeed ought to have a say in the marriage arrangements of their sons?
Apart from being involved in making a marriage feast, what other arrangements should parents be involved in with respect to their sons' marriages?
Matthew 23:29-38 reads,
23:29"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you
build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, 23:30and say, ‘If we
had been in the days of our fathers, we wouldn’t have been partakers with them
in the blood of the prophets.’ 23:31Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are sons of those
who killed the prophets. 23:32Fill up, then, the
measure of your fathers. 23:33You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna? 23:34Therefore, behold,
I send to you prophets, wise men, and scribes. Some of them will you kill and
crucify; and some of them will you scourge in your synagogues, and persecute
from city to city; 23:35that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the
earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous to the blood of Zachariah son of
Barachiah, whom you killed between the sanctuary and the altar. 23:36Most assuredly I
tell you, all these things will come on this generation.
Doesn't Yah'shuah call those who murder Yahweh's prophets vipers? Doesn't he also call those who are their offspring serpents? Didn't he state the obvious - that the offspring of snakes are snakes?
Doesn't this imply that people who are unrighteous are likely to produce unrighteous children? Doesn't this also imply that people who are righteous are likely to produce righteous children? Should not human beings act righteously, that they may produce righteous children?
The Father Reserves Unto
Himself Certain Matters
Matthew 24:35-36 reads,
24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass
away. 24:36But no one knows of that day and hour, not even the angels
of heaven, but my Father only.
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that there are certain matters that the Father keeps to himself, not revealing them even to those who are close to him? Shouldn't the Father's children respect his right to keep certain matters to himself without revealing them to others?
Shouldn't children also acknowledge that there are certain matters that parents choose to keep unto themselves, not revealing them to their children or others? Shouldn't children respect their parents' right to so keep these matters unto themselves?
Matthew 25:31-46 reads,
25:31"But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the
holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 25:32Before him all the
nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 25:33He will set the
sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 25:34Then the King will
tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; 25:35for I was hungry,
and you gave me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a
stranger, and you took me in; 25:36naked, and you clothed me; I was sick, and you visited me; I
was in prison, and you came to me.’
25:37"Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord,
when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? 25:38When did we see
you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? 25:39When did we see
you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’
25:40"The King will answer them, ‘Most assuredly I tell
you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did
it to me.’ 25:41Then will he say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from
me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his
angels; 25:42for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was
thirsty, and you gave me no drink; 25:43I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you
didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’
25:44"Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we
see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and
did not help you?’
25:45"Then will he answer them, saying, ‘Most assuredly I
tell you, inasmuch as you didn’t do it to one of these least, you didn’t do it
to me.’ 25:46These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous
into eternal life."
Doesn't Yah'shuah show that those who perform acts of mercy and love to his brethren are indeed blessed of his Father? Shouldn't we perform acts of mercy and love that we may indeed be the blessed of Father Yahweh?
Subjugate Your Will For The
Father's Will
Matthew 26:39 reads,
26:39He
went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away
from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire."
Doesn't Yah'shuah show us that he subjugated his own will for the Father's will? Doesn't Yah'shuah show us by his example that when we are under our parents' authority we should subjugate our will for their will, provided their will is in harmony with Father Yahweh's will?
Do All In Your Power To
Provide For Your Children's Needs
Mark 5:21-24 reads,
5:21When
Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude
was gathered to him; and he was by the sea. 5:22Behold,
one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he
fell at his feet, 5:23and begged him
much, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Please come
and lay your hands on her, that she may be made healthy, and live."
5:24He
went with him, and a great multitude followed him, and they pressed upon him on
all sides.
Mark 5:35-43 reads,
5:35While
he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying,
"Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"
5:36But
Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, immediately said to the ruler of the
synagogue, "Don’t be afraid, only believe."
5:37He allowed no one to follow him,
except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. 5:38He came to the synagogue ruler’s house, and
he saw an uproar, weeping, and great wailing. 5:39When
he had entered in, he said to them, "Why do you
make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep."
5:40They
laughed him to scorn. But he, having put them all out, took the father of
the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the
child was lying. 5:41Taking the
child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha
cumi;" which means, being interpreted, "Young
lady, I tell you, get up." 5:42Immediately
the young lady rose up, and walked, for she was twelve years old. They were
amazed with great amazement. 5:43He
charged them much that no one should know this, and commanded that something
should be given to her to eat.
Should not parents be concerned for the welfare of their children and do whatever is in their power to provide their children with their needs, even seeking servants of Yahweh to facilitate Yahweh's power coming upon their children?
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