1. Lesson 12: Troubled Children
The Family & the Home
Lesson 12: Troubled Children

2. Factors Leading to Trouble
Bad parenting (Prov. 29:15)
Outside evil influences
Physical / mental disorders
Rejecting God and his word (1 Sam. 2:12)

3. Troubled Children
Trouble with Jacob’s sons (Gen. 37:4, 11, 18; 42:22; Acts 7:9) – hatred and envy
Trouble with Eli’s sons (1 Sam. 2:12-26; 3:13) – unruly and undisciplined
Trouble with an Israelite son (Lev. 24:10-23) – ungodly blasphemer
Trouble with the next generation (Judges 2:10-13) – knew not God

4. Troubled Children
Misc. troubled children in Proverbs (15:5,20; 17:25; 19:13, 26; 20:20; 28:24; 30:11, 17)

5. Review Questions
1. What troubled children were studied in this lesson? 2. What are some external influences that may contribute to a troubled child (society, etc.)? 3. What are some internal influences that may contribute to a troubled child (parents, siblings, etc.)?