Awesome Dads Discipline Their Children

2Samuel 2:12-17(NKJV)

12 Now the sons of Eli were corrupt; they did not know the Lord. 13 And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. 14 Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15 Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.” 16 And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

Prophecy Against Eli’s Household

2Samuel 2:22-25(NKJV)

22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress. 25 If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them.

Hebrews 12:5-7(NKJV)

5 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: “My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, Nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; 6 For whom the Lord loves He chastens, And scourges every son whom He receives.” 7 If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten?

Awesome Dads Pray with their Children and Teach them the Word of God

Deuteronomy 6:1-9(NKJV)

“Now this is the commandment, and these are the statutes and judgments which the Lord your God has commanded to teach you, that you may observe them in the land which you are crossing over to possess, 2 that you may fear the Lord your God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments which I command you, you and your son and your grandson, all the days of your life, and that your days may be prolonged. 3 Therefore hear, O Israel, and [a]be careful to observe it, that it may be well with you, and that you may multiply greatly as the Lord God of your fathers has promised you—‘a land flowing with milk and honey.’ 4 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

Awesome Dads Take their Children to Church

Psalm 122:1(NKJV)

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”

Hebrews 10:24-25(NKJV)

24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

Awesome Dads Lead by Example

Luke 22:26(NIV)

26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves.

Matthew 7:12(NIV)

12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Awesome Dads Stand up for their Children

Proverbs 31:8(NIV)

8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,

Awesome Dads Set a Good Example on How to Treat a Woman

Proverbs 18:22(NIV)

22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

Ephesians 5:25(NKJV)

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,

Awesome Dads Take Time to Spend Quality Time with their Children

Ephesians 4:3(NKJV)

3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

Ephesians 6:4(NIV)

4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Awesome Dads Pass on Needed Skills to their Children

Proverbs 13:22(NIV)

22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,