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The Amish Voice 14

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Plan one

guides you through

the Bible from Genesis through Revelation, while

plan two

has

you read from both the Old and New Testaments each day.

1. Genesis 1-3

2. Genesis 4-7

3. Genesis 8-11

4. Genesis 12-15

5. Genesis 16-18

6. Genesis 19-21

7. Genesis 22-24

8. Genesis 25-26

Jan 1

Gen 1-2, Matt 1

Jan 2

Gen 3-5, Matt 2

Jan 3

Gen 6-8, Matt 3

Jan 4

Gen 9-11, Matt 4

Jan 5

Gen 12-14, Matt 5:1-26

Jan 6

Gen 15-17, Matt 5:27-48

Jan 7

Gen 18-19, Matt 6

Jan 8

Gen 20-22, Matt 7

Bible Reading Plan One

Bible Reading Plan Two

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In Ephesians 6:4, Paul writes, “...fathers,

provoke not your children to wrath: but

bring them up in the nurture and

admonition of the Lord.”

To “provoke not your children to wrath”

suggests a repeated, ongoing pattern of

treatment that gradually builds up a deep-

seated anger and resentment that boils

over in outward hostility.

Such treatment is usually not intended to

provoke anger. Here are eight ways in

which parents can provoke their children

to anger:

1) Well–meaning overprotection is a

common cause of resentment in children.

Parents who smother their children,

overly restrict where they can go and

what they can do, never trust them to do

things on their own, and continually

question their judgment build a barrier

between themselves and their children—

usually under the delusion that they are

building a closer relationship. Children

need careful guidance and certain

restrictions, but they are individual

human beings in their own right and must

learn to make decisions on their own,

commensurate with their age and

maturity. Their wills can be guided but

they cannot be controlled.

2) Another common cause of provoking

children to anger is favoritism. Isaac

favored Esau over Jacob and Rebekah

preferred Jacob over Esau. That dual and

conflicting favoritism not only caused

great trouble for the immediate family

but has continued to have repercussions

in the conflicts between the descendants

of Jacob and Esau until our present day!

For parents to compare their children

with each other, especially in the

children’s presence, can be devastating to

Ways Parents Provoke

—By John MacArthur

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