Family

OF SAINTS

• Blessed Ps 128:3,6
• Should be taught God's word De 4:9,10
• Worship God together 1Co 16:19
• Be duly regulated Pr 31:27; 1Ti 3:4,5,12
• Live in unity Ge 45:24; Ps 133:1
• Live in mutual forbearance Ge 50:17-21; Mt 18:21,22
• Rejoice together before God De 14:26
• Deceivers and liars should be removed from Ps 101:7
• Warned against departing from God De 29:18
• Punishment of irreligious Jer 10:25

GOOD, EXEMPLIFIED

• Abraham Ge 18:19
• Jacob Ge 35:2
• Joshua Jos 24:15
• David 2Sa 6:20
• Job Job 1:5
• Lazarus of Bethany Joh 11:1-5
• Cornelius Ac 10:2,33
• Lydia Ac 16:15
• Jailor of Philippi Ac 16:31-34
• Crispus Ac 18:8

• Lois 2Ti 1:5

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INSTITUTED Ge 2:23,24

GOVERNMENT OF Ge 3:16; 18:19; Es 1:20,22; 1Co 7:10; 11:3,7-9; Eph5:22-24; Col 3:18; 1Ti 3:2,4,5; 1Pe 3:1,6

INFELICITY IN Pr 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 INFELICITY IN

• Of Abraham, on account of Hagar Ge 16:5; 21:10,11
• Of Isaac, on account of the disagreement between Jacob and EsauGe 27:4-46
• Of Jacob, the bigamic jealousy between Leah and Rachel Ge 29:30-34; 30:1-25
• Moses and Zipporah Ex 4:25,26
• Elkanah, on account of bigamic feuds 1Sa 1:4-7
• David and Michal 2Sa 6:16,20-23
• Ahasuerus, on account of Vashti's refusing to appear before his drunken courtiersEs 1:10-22

PERSIAN, DOMESTIC CUSTOMS Es 1:10-22

• See Harem

RELIGION OF THE Ge 12:7,8; 13:3,4; 17:12-14; 18:19; De 4:9,10; 11:19,20;12:5-7,11,12; Jos 24:15; Ps 101:2; Jer 7:18; Ac10:1-6,33,44,47,48; 16:25-34; 18:8; 1Co 1:16