Nave's Topical Bible

THE FAMILY

• FAMILY OF SAINTS

  • Blessed
    Psalm 128:3, 6

  • Should be taught God's word
    Deuteronomy 4:9, 10

  • Worship God together
    1Corinthians 16:19

  • Be duly regulated
    1Timothy 3:4, Proverbs 31:27; 5, 12

  • Live in unity
    Genesis 45:24; Psalm 133:1

  • Live in mutual forbearance
    Genesis 50:17-21; Matthew 18:21, 22

  • Rejoice together before God
    Deuteronomy 14:26

• FAMILY OF SAINTS

  • Deceivers and liars should be removed from
    Psalm 101:7

  • Warned against departing from God
    Deuteronomy 29:18

  • Punishment of irreligious
    Jeremiah 10:25

• EXAMPLES OF GOOD FAMILIES:

  • Abraham
    Genesis 18:19

  • Jacob
    Genesis 35:2

  • Joshua
    Joshua 24:15

  • David
    2Samuel 6:20

  • Job
    Job 1:5

  • Lazarus of Bethany
    John 11:1-5

  • Cornelius
    Acts 10:2, 33

  • Lydia
    Acts 16:15

  • Jailor of Philippi
    Acts 16:31-34

  • Crispus
    Acts 18:8

  • Lois
    2Timothy 1:5

  • See CHILDREN,  HUSBAND,  WIFE,  ORPHAN,  WIDOW

• INSTITUTED AT
  Genesis 2:23, 24

• GOVERNMENT OF
  Genesis 3:16; 18:19; Esther 1:20, 22; 1Corinthians 7:10; 11:3, 7-9; Ephesians 5:22-24; 1Timothy 3:2, Colossians 3:18; 4, 5; 1Peter 3:1, 6

• UNHAPPINESS IN FAMILY

  • General References
    Proverbs 11:22; 12:4; 14:1; 15:17; 18:19; 19:13; 21:9, 19; 25:24; 27:15, 16; 30:21, 23

  • Instances of Unhappiness in Family:

    • Abraham, on account of Hagar
      Genesis 16:5; 21:10, 11

    • Isaac, on account of the disagreement between Jacob and Esau
      Genesis 27:4-46

    • Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel
      Genesis 29:30-34; 30:1-25

    • Moses and Zipporah
      Exodus 4:25, 26

    • Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds
      1Samuel 1:4-7

    • David and Michal
      2Samuel 6:16, 20-23

    • Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti's refusing to appear before his drunken courtiers
      Esther 1:10-22

• Persian, Domestic customs
  Esther 1:10-22

  • See HAREM

• RELIGION OF THE FAMILY
  Genesis 12:7, 8; 13:3, 4; 17:12-14; 18:19; Deuteronomy 4:9, 10; 11:19, 20; 12:5-7, 11, 12; Joshua 24:15; Psalm 101:2; Jeremiah 7:18; Acts 10:1-6, 33, 44, 47, 48; 16:25-34; 18:8; 1Corinthians 1:16