Required Reading The Fifth Commandment God is serious about His Word—are we? Deuteronomy 18:15-20 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the ...
Learning Together The Fifth Commandment We learn best when we learn together. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the ...
The Prophet to Come The Fifth Commandment Handling the revelation of God. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen—just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the ...
Death and Separation The Fifth Commandment It is a serious matter to curse one’s parents. Exodus 21:17 “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.” Mark 7:9-13 Leviticus 20:9 “For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his ...
Honor and Fear The Fifth Commandment We honor authorities by fearing them. Leviticus 19:3 “Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father….” The instruction here is, literally, to fear one’s parents. Again we can see how the attitudes God requires of us toward Himself are inculcated in our relationships with our parents. ...
Living to Honor The Fifth Commandment We honor others by the way we live. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your ...
Honoring Our Forebears The Fifth Commandment We are the heirs and caretakers of a great heritage. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, ...
Training-Ground for Justice and Mercy The Fifth Commandment Blessing comes through honoring authorities. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days ...
Showing Honor The Fifth Commandment Honor goes both ways. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your days may be long, and ...
The First with a Promise The Fifth Commandment Honor and civility begin at home. Exodus 20:12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” Deuteronomy 5:16 “‘Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, that your ...