[59] Calvin writes that God knew capital punishment for these offences would seem harsh and be difficult to pronounce, even for those responsible for adjudicating the situation. The commandment to honour one's human parents is compared to honouring God, for man owes his existence to his father and his mother. Honor your father and your mother: that your days may be long on the land which the LORD your God gives you. [51], Since, therefore, the name of Father is a sacred one, and is transferred to men by the peculiar goodness of God, the dishonouring of parents redounds to the dishonour of God Himself, nor can any one despise his father without being guilty of an offence against God, (sacrilegium.) Though in relation she was his equal, yet, being in age and dependence his inferior, she honoured him as her father—did his commandment, v. 20. In his commentary, Calvin notes the harsh consequences required in Exodus and Leviticus for specific failures to keep the commandment. Deuteronomy 27:16 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother.
Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Catholics and Lutherans count this as the fourth.[1]. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers.' It also says, 'Every person must respect his mother and his father' (Leviticus 19:3), and it says, 'God your Lord you shall respect, Him you shall serve' (Deuteronomy 10:20). ...Authority, stability, and a life of relationships within the family constitute the foundations for freedom, security, and fraternity within society. Kioulachoglou, Anastasios. The family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honour God, and make good use of freedom. (Ephesians 6:1–2, ESV. The Torah equates the respect you owe your parents with the respect you must show God. Commentary on Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16, Wesley, John. 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. The commandment itself encourages obedience "so that you may enjoy long life and that it may go well with you". [23] According to the prophet Jeremiah, God refers to himself as Father to Israel,[24] and according to the prophet Isaiah, God refers to Israel as his sons and daughters. And watching thereunto with all perseverance. This question is reminiscent of Paul's statements to the church in Galatia and to Timothy.[55].
Fix a valuation upon; by implication, to revere. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. Catholics and Lutherans count this as the fourth.[1]. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your fathers.' It also says, 'Every person must respect his mother and his father' (Leviticus 19:3), and it says, 'God your Lord you shall respect, Him you shall serve' (Deuteronomy 10:20). ...Authority, stability, and a life of relationships within the family constitute the foundations for freedom, security, and fraternity within society. Kioulachoglou, Anastasios. The family is the community in which, from childhood, one can learn moral values, begin to honour God, and make good use of freedom. (Ephesians 6:1–2, ESV. The Torah equates the respect you owe your parents with the respect you must show God. Commentary on Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16, Wesley, John. 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. The commandment itself encourages obedience "so that you may enjoy long life and that it may go well with you". [23] According to the prophet Jeremiah, God refers to himself as Father to Israel,[24] and according to the prophet Isaiah, God refers to Israel as his sons and daughters. And watching thereunto with all perseverance. This question is reminiscent of Paul's statements to the church in Galatia and to Timothy.[55].