A. Parental responsibility to protect their children:

EXO 2:1. And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

EXO 2:2. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

HEB 11:23. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

2KI 11:1. And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2KI 11:2. But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.

2KI 11:3. And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

MAT 2:13. And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

MAT 2:14. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:

MAT 2:15. And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

MAT 2:16. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

MAT 2:17. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

MAT 2:18. In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

MAT 2:19. But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

MAT 2:20. Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

MAT 2:21. And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

MAT 2:22. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

B. Parents' responsibility to defend their children:

JOH 10:11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

JOH 10:12. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

JOH 10:13. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

NEH 4:14. And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the LORD, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

C. God will help you:

ISA 49:24. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?