Rick Yune
Chance Templeton
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Learn the meaning and biblical references of the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. The fifth commandment is "Honor your father and your mother" with a promise of long life.
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Learn the biblical meaning and importance of honoring your parents, the first commandment with promise. Find out how to obey your parents in the Lord, honor all people, and support your elderly parents.
Apr 22, 2021 · How does honoring our parents reflect our relationship to God? How does honoring our parents prepare us for honoring God? Read this article to explore the biblical meaning and application of the fifth commandment.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
The Fifth Commandment shows us from whom and how the fundamentals of respect and honour are most effectively learned. It guides us to know how to yield to others, how to properly submit to authority and how to accept the influence of mentors.
The commandment is generally regarded in Protestant and Jewish sources as the fifth in both the list in Exodus 20:1–21 and in Deuteronomy (Dvarim) 5:1–23. Catholics and Lutherans count this as the fourth.
The 5th Commandment “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you” Exodus 20:12.
