a father's duty to family

i begin with a defination of duty- duty refers to obligation. it has to be done, it is not optional. it is bound upon the person.
a family includes the basic unit of father, mother, child (or children).
a man's responsibility to his family begins even before he has a family of his own.
the family consissssts of two people initially. the father is the head of the wife. being the head means he must develop and demonstrate love, sacrifice, loyalty and faithfulness.
the father is a leader. the father is to provide food, shelter, clothing, medicine and protection to his family. he must see that the home gives every occupant security, ie that the home is a haven and a harbor or refuge. he does all this by hard work.