Psalm 71:17-18
Since my youth, O God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare your power to the next generation, your might to all who are to come.
Psalm 78:1-8
O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old–what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands. They would not be like their forefathers–a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
What is a generation?
Does a generation relate only to physical children?
What is a generation in audio and video reproduction?
Is generational reproduction “analog” or “digital”?
Is this how we view spiritual generational reproduction in our society?
What does this passage mean to us?
What are the things the Psalmist will talk about?
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What did God command the forefathers to teach?
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Why did he want them to be taught to the children?
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What would be the end result in comparison to their forefathers?
What are the things that we can or should talk about?
Does this bring us freedom or bondage?
How does this relate to the passage below?
Revelation 12:11
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
