Psalm 78:1-8

“O my people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things
from of old -
what we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
We will not hide them from our
children; we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
His power, and the wonders He
has done.
He decreed statutes for Jacob
and established the law in Israel,
which He commanded our
forefathers
to teach their children,
so the next generation would know
them,
even the child yet to be
born,
and they in turn would tell their
children.
Then they would put their trust in
God
and would not forget His deeds
but would keep His commands.
They would not be like their
forefathers -
a stubborn and rebellious
generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to
Him.”

And so we have the third reason for reading the Bible with our children: it is how God’s legacy continues.