Child Dedication
8 passages
- Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Read it in context - Deuteronomy 6:5–7
5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. 7And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Read it in context - Psalm 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Read it in context - 1 Samuel 1:27–28
27I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him, 28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
Read it in context - Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Read it in context - Luke 2:22
And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
Read it in context - Mark 10:16
And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
Read it in context - Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
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