l2Sam
7:13 (NIV) He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his
father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will
punish him with the rod of men, with floggings
inflicted by men.
lPsalm
68:5 (NIV) A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy
dwelling.
lIsaiah
9:6 (NIV) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government
will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
of Peace.
lMalachi
1:6 (NIV) "A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If I am a
father, where is the honor due me? If I am a master, where is
the respect due me?" says the LORD Almighty.