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Then you shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.
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A Parent's Sacred Duty
Commentators emphasize that this verse establishes a sacred duty for parents to intentionally teach their children about God's mighty works. Matthew Henry calls this instruction the foundation of "serious godliness," which he describes as "the best learning" one can provide.
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Joshua
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19th Century
Anglican
(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, until we were passed ov…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then you shall let your children know The meaning of the erection of these stones, acquaint them with the whole hist…
Presbyterian
It is the duty of parents to tell their children early about the words and works of God, that they may be trained up in the way they should go. In …
