I read a post this morning called Parenting Tips from Job. It contained a checklist of how Job (from the Bible) took on parenting–what principles he lived by as a parent. Some of my favorites in the list included: praying for his children, showing his children the nature of God through his character, and teaching them to recognize what sin was.
Realizing just how many parenting lessons I can get from the life of Job, I got interested in finding other Biblical characters who may also have some parenting tips to offer. And I found quite a few:
- Adam and Eve
- Jochebed (Moses’ mother)
- Abraham and Sarah
- Jacob and Rachel
- Samson’s parents
- Mary and Joseph
- The prodigal son’s father
Do you know characters in the Bible whose lives impart valuable parenting lessons? Please share them with us in the comments!
