Faithful parents are promised that their children will follow the Lord (Deut. 7:9). Moreover, the blessings of this covenantal succession were prophesied as coming into a glorious fulfillment under the New Covenant (Ezek. 37:24–26; Isa. 59:21; 65:23; Jer. 32:38–40). The responsibility for the reverence and faithfulness of children is therefore quite properly delegated to parents (Eph. 6:4; 1 Tim. 3:4; Titus 1:6). Under the New Covenant, our children’s children are truly included (Ps. 103; Luke 1:48–50).
