
“When your son asks you in time to come, saying, ‘What do the provisions and the statutes and the judgments mean which the Lord our God commanded you?’
Then you shall say to your son, ‘We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Moreover, the Lord provided great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.
He brought us out there in order to bring us in, to give us the land which He had sworn to our fathers.’
So the Lord commanded us to follow all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God for our own good always and for our survival, as it is today. And it will be righteousness for us if we are careful to follow all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.” —Deuteronomy 6:20-25 NASB
Story Time
we were
“We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.” —Romans 6:6 NLT
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” —1 John 3:1 NIV
Jesus
“Death has been swallowed up in victory…thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” —1 Corinthians 15:54, 57 NIV
“Christ Jesus, Who has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.” —2 Timothy 2:10 NIV
our
“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” —John 14:15 NASB
Discussion Questions
Read Deuteronomy 6:4-9. As you read these verses, what stands out to you about how parents in ancient Israel were to teach their children about God and instill faith in them?
How might we apply or implement their practices into our own parenting goals of teaching our children about God and raising them in the faith?
As you read Deuteronomy 6:4-5, you notice the point is that we love God with all of our being. Then as read verses 6-9 we witness this should impact every area of our lives. How does this impact how and when we teach our children about God?
According to Deuteronomy 6:20-25, how should we respond when our children ask us why we believe what we believe and what our faith in Jesus means?
The ancient Israelites would explain their faith by telling the story of the exodus from slavery in Egypt. What story do we as followers of Jesus have to tell?
Do you know the story followers of Jesus can tell about why we follow Him well enough to teach it to your children? How can you better understand it, so as to better teach it?