Scripture: Eph. 5:21 – 6:1-4; Deut. 6

Leading Question: From an educational perspective, where can one go in the Bible to find he ideal family setting and the ideal family in action?

In both Testaments, but especially in Old, one is likely to learn more about family models by contrast than by comparison. In our age, we have moved to an individualistic model rather than a communal model. And from what we find in Scripture, we are likely to learn more by contrast, that is, how not to behave as a family, rather than by seeing a family in an ideal ...