Joel 1:3
Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.
Cross-reference
Exodus 10:2 commands telling children and grandchildren about God's signs in Egypt—mirroring Joel's instruction to recount the locust plague to future generations.
Exodus 13:14 instructs parents to explain the Passover to their children—the same generational teaching pattern as Joel's command to pass down the story.
Joshua 4:6 describes using stones as a memorial so children ask and learn about God's miracle—similar to Joel's command to narrate the locust plague.
Joshua 4:7 continues the instruction to tell children about the Jordan crossing—another strong parallel to Joel's command to pass down God's judgment.
In Joshua 4:21, parents are told to explain the memorial stones when future children ask — the same command to pass down God's deeds.
In Joshua 4:22, the answer given to children recalls the crossing — directly continues the theme of recounting God's acts to the next generation.
Psalm 44:1 says ancestors told us what God did — same generational transmission of mighty works as in Joel.
Psalm 71:18 vows to declare God's power to the next generation — matching Joel's command to tell children and grandchildren.
Psalm 78:3-8 commands telling the next generation God's deeds so they set hope in Him — identical purpose to Joel.
Psalm 145:4 says one generation commends God's works to another — directly parallel to Joel's chain of telling.
Isaiah 38:19 says parents tell children about God's faithfulness — same intergenerational testimony as Joel.
Psalm 48:13 urges considering Jerusalem's ramparts so you can tell the next generation — echoing Joel's call to pass on knowledge.
Psalm 78:4 promises not to hide God's deeds but tell the next generation — directly parallel to Joel's instruction.
Psalm 78:4 again emphasizes telling the next generation God's praises — same core command as Joel.
Deuteronomy 6:7 commands teaching God's words diligently to children—a broader instruction that parallels Joel's specific call to recount the disaster.