Deuteronomy 6:20

And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?

Cross-reference

Deuteronomy 6:7 commands teaching these things to children, anticipating the child's question here.

Exodus 12:26 records a similar child's question about the Passover, paralleling the anticipated question here.

In Exodus 13:14, the same question about God's commands appears when a son asks about the Passover, providing a model for answering.

Joshua 4:6 Parallel

Joshua 4:6 echoes this: children ask about memorial stones, prompting parents to recount God's faithfulness.

Joshua 4:7 Parallel

In Joshua 4:7, the same pattern continues: the answer to the stones' question recounts the Jordan crossing.

Joshua 4:21-24 expands the stones question, showing how telling children leads to global witness of God's power.

Exodus 10:2 Parallel

Exodus 10:2 commands telling children about God's signs in Egypt, paralleling the call to explain His laws.

Joshua 22:24 describes children asking about an altar's meaning, mirroring the question about God's commands here.