Exodus 2:9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages… I. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN EDUCATING CHILDREN FOR GOD. 1. A realizing, heartfelt conviction that they are His property, His children, rather than ours; and that He commits them for a time to our care, merely for the purpose of education, as we place children under the care of human instructors for the same purpose. 2. A cordial and solemn dedication or surrender of them to Him, to be His for ever. 3. We must do all that we do for them from right motives. 4. If we would educate our children for God, we must educate them for His service. (1) This implies that we pay more attention to the soul than to the body. (2) It implies that we pay more attention to the heart or disposition than to the mind. (3) It implies that we educate them for eternity rather than for time; for a future world — rather than for this. II. THE REWARD WHICH HE GIVES TO THOSE WHO PERFORM THIS DUTY ARIGHT. This reward consists — 1. In the pleasure which attends every attempt to educate children for God. 2. Another part of the reward which God bestows on those who educate their children for Him, is the happiness which they enjoy when they see their labours crowned with success. (E. Payson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. |
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