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The Fifth Commandment 5.5 Honor others We are to show respect to the elderly, the poor, and all other people, because they are the image-bearers of God. Leviticus 19:32 “You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the…
The Fifth Commandment 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…
The Fifth Commandment 5.2 Honor God’s Prophet and His prophets Hear and obey those who speak God’s Word in the tradition of Moses, the prophets, the Lord Jesus Christ, and the apostles. Deuteronomy 18:15-20 “The LORD your God will raise…
The Fifth Commandment 5.1 Honor your parents God’s people must hold their parents in high regard and not allow any evil thought or practice to affect this most basic social relationship. Leviticus 19:3 “Every one of you shall revere his…
Lesson #27—Christ’s Humiliation Shorter Catechism Q & A #27 Q. Wherein did Christ’s humiliation consist? A. Christ’s humiliation consisted in his being born, and that in a low condition, made under the law, undergoing the miseries of this life, the…
The Fifth Commandment Honor your father and your mother We are called to observe, respect, and honor the God-ordained order of the cosmos, beginning with honoring our parents, and extend to all properly-constituted authorities and powers, others, and the creation…
The Fourth Commandment Year of Jubilee Leviticus 25:8-22 “You shall count seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the time of the seven weeks of years shall give you forty-nine years. Then you shall sound the loud…
The Fourth Commandment 4.4 Observe Sabbath years By Sabbath and Jubilee years, God reminded the people of His sovereign ownership and provision, of their need to trust in him, and of their duty to the creation and one another. Leviticus…
The Fourth Commandment Exodus 34:22-24 “You shall observe the Feast of Weeks, the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the year’s end. Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the LORD God,…
The Fourth Commandment Leviticus 23:4-6 “These are the appointed feasts of the LORD, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them. In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight, is…