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For he issued his laws to Jacob;
        he gave his instructions to Israel.
        He commanded our ancestors
        to teach them to their children,
Insight
God commanded that the stories of his mighty acts in Israel's history--and his laws--be passed on from parents to children. This shows the purpose and importance of religious education: to help each generation obey God and set its hope on him. It is important to keep children from repeating the same mistakes as their ancestors.
Challenge
What are you doing to pass on the history of God's work to the next generation?