Honor the Creation The Fifth Commandment No excuse for the wanton destruction of creation. Deuteronomy 20:19-20 “‘When you besiege a city for a long time, making war against it in order to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them. You may eat from them, but you shall ...
Conserving Creation The Fifth Commandment We are stewards of God’s creation. Deuteronomy 22:6, 7 “If you come across a bird’s nest in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs and the mother sitting on the young or on the eggs, you shall not take the mother with the young. You ...
Honor Debtors The Fifth Commandment Even those in debt deserve honor. Deuteronomy 24:10-13 “When you make your neighbor a loan of any sort, you shall not go into his house to collect his pledge. You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you make the loan shall bring the pledge out to you. ...
Deference to Elders The Fifth Commandment God’s people must honor their elders Leviticus 19:32 “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the LORD.” Luke 14:7-11; Romans 12:10-17; 1 Peter 2:17 The reference here may be specifically to a ruler ...
Concerning Kings The Fifth Commandment Kings and all governments must serve the Law of God. Deuteronomy 17:14-20 “When you come to the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you possess it and dwell in it and then say, ‘I will set a king over me, like all the nations that ...
Referrals and Appeals The Fifth Commandment Speedy justice deters transgression. Deuteronomy 17:8-13 “If any case arises requiring decision between one kind of homicide and another, one kind of legal right and another, or one kind of assault and another, any case within your towns that is too difficult for you, then you shall arise ...
Doing Justice The Fifth Commandment Justice must be for correction, not humiliation. Deuteronomy 25:1-3 “If there is a dispute between men and they come into court and the judges decide between them, acquitting the innocent and condemning the guilty, then if the guilty man deserves to be beaten, the judge shall cause him to ...
Judge Righteous Judgment The Fifth Commandment All believers must judge righteous judgment. Deuteronomy 16:18-20 “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show ...
Honor and Fear The Fifth Commandment They ruled in the gates. Deuteronomy 16:18-20 “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, ...
Honor Rulers The Fifth Commandment Honor rulers as you would honor God. Exodus 22:28 “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.” Acts 23:1-5; Romans 13:5; Titus 3:1 Parents, prophets, and rulers: these are the primary authorities God has established to bring order and blessing to the community of His people. Just ...