They, in turn, face the judgment of a righteous God who hates sin. Fathers have the tremendous responsibility of displaying lives of faith and devotion to the God of their salvation. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them. The father's responsibility of caring for his children is not only assumed in Scripture, it is held up as an illustration of God's love for his people. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.
Fathers are to lead in the spiritual instruction of their children.
As they are charged with caring for the physical needs of their children, so also are they charged with the spiritual needs of their children. If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. God wants the hearts of fathers to be concerned for their children, and he wants children to be concerned for their fathers. God is displeased and promises the result to be a curse. These passages illustrate that fathers are responsible for their children.