Nehamiah 12:12

Nehemiah 12:12 says, And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;  Matthew Henry says these are some of the chief priests who succeeded those who were first mentioned.  We need to proclaim the gospel today so that the next generation will have followers of Christ, but they can never be so just because we as their parents are. We may look back to past generations to see examples of great Christians though.

Verse thirteen adds, Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 

Verse fourteen continues, Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;   

Verse fifteen states, Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 

Verse sixteen adds, Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 

Verse seventeen continues, Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai: 

Verse eighteen says, Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 

Verse nineteen adds, And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 

Verse twenty continues, Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 

Verse twenty-one concludes, Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.  I guess all that this tells us today is that as parents, though we cannot do anything to spiritually save our children other than to tell them about salvation, often children do follow their parents by accepting Him. Also. sometimes children of preachers may follow them into the ministry, but if they do, they must be called by God individually and not just assume that since their father was a preacher that they automatically should be.