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The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

I. THAT TRUTH IS THE COMMON HERITAGE OF THE RACE. Of all open and common things truth is that to which our right is most indisputable. The air, the light, the sea, the sky, the beauty of the landscape, etc., are open to us all; but truth, above all these things, is common property.

II. THAT REVEALED TRUTH IS PECULIARLY PRECIOUS TO MANKIND. All truth may be said to be "thine" - to be God's. For it would never find illustration or apprehension without his action. But the truth which he has specially revealed is more peculiarly his - the truth which is contained in his Word, and, most especially, that which was revealed in (and by) his Son. This is the truth which is our very life (ver. 16), raising the fallen, bringing peace to the penitent, calling man into fellowship with God, comforting the afflicted, arming against temptation, preparing for the battle of life and for the hour of. death and the requirements of the eternal world.

III. THAT IT IS THE PART OF EVERY PARENT TO COMMUNICATE AND TO ENFORCE THIS TRUTH OF GOD. "The father to the children shall make known," etc.

1. To communicate Divine truth to the young is the parent's work; for

(1) he has access to his children which no one else can gain, in the time when they are docile and responsive;

(2) he can exert an influence upon them which no one else can acquire;

(3) he has a responsibility laid upon him by God of which no one else can relieve him;

(4) he has an interest in their well-being which no one else possesses, - the joy or the sorrow of his later years will depend very largely on the choices they make and the courses they pursue.

2. To instil Divine truth into their minds should be his daily effort. This is to be effected by instruction, by example, by prayer. - C.

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KJV: The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

WEB: The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.