{"id":61252,"date":"2005-06-09T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-10T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=61252"},"modified":"2023-06-09T20:45:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T01:45:58","slug":"notes-on-adolescence-and-teenagers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/notes-on-adolescence-and-teenagers\/","title":{"rendered":"Notes on Adolescence and Teenagers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>Genesis 37:2-4 &#8220;This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father&#8217;s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I Samuel 2:18 &#8220;But Samuel ministered before the LORD, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>II Kings 21:1 &#8220;Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother&#8217;s name was Hephzibah.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>II Kings 22:1 &#8220;Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother&#8217;s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Jeremiah 1:4-8 &#8220;Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: &#8220;Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.&#8221; Then said I: &#8220;Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.&#8221; But the LORD said to me: &#8220;Do not say, &#8216;I am a youth,&#8217; For you shall go to all to whom I send you, And whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,&#8221; says the LORD.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Lamentations 5:13 &#8220;Young men ground at the millstones; Boys staggered under loads of wood.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Ezekiel 16:7-8 &#8220;&#8221;I made you thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare. When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine,&#8221; says the Lord GOD.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Joel 2:28 &#8220;And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Mark 9:17-18 &#8220;Then one of the crowd answered and said, &#8220;Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.&#8221;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Luke 2:41-52 &#8220;His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast. When they had finished the days, as they returned, the Boy Jesus lingered behind in Jerusalem. And Joseph and His mother did not know it; but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day&#8217;s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances. So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him. Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers. So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, &#8220;Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously.&#8221; And He said to them, &#8220;Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father&#8217;s business?&#8221; But they did not understand the statement which He spoke to them. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them, but His mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Luke 8:41-42 &#8220;And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus&#8217; feet and begged Him to come to his house, for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genesis 37:2-4 &#8220;This is the history of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers. And the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father&#8217;s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to his father. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1033,201,1034],"tags":[1044,395,309],"class_list":["post-61252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adolescence","category-notes","category-teenager","tag-adolescence","tag-teenagers","tag-youth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15900,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-does-the-bible-mention-joseph-providing-for-his-father\/","url_meta":{"origin":61252,"position":0},"title":"Where does the Bible mention Joseph providing for his father?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 23, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I heard a preacher say that\u00a0Joseph told his father when he was reunited with him in Egypt to not\u00a0worry, that he would provide for him all the days of his life.\u00a0 I am unable to find that scripture. Do you know if he did say that and if so,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Answer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":12792,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-your-family-hurt-instead-of-help\/","url_meta":{"origin":61252,"position":1},"title":"Can your family hurt instead of help?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 22, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I have been searching for Scriptures on the family being very important, but that sometimes family members may hurt you instead of help you. Please help me with this because the Bible reads in Mark 3:35 that the one who does the will of God is thy family. 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Hamilton I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The raising of a child is a fearful responsibility. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God entrusts you with the care of a precious soul wrapped up in a tiny body. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All souls belong to God - Ezekiel 18:4 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Each child is a precious gift \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Jacob understood this - Genesis 33:5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sermon&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36969,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/are-abijam-and-asa-brothers\/","url_meta":{"origin":61252,"position":3},"title":"Are Abijam and Asa brothers?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In I Kings 15:1-2 and I Kings 15:9-10, both Abijam and Asa are said to be sons of Maacha the daughter of Abishalom. 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