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1 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | azurelaw | 174786 | ||
Can anybody explain the meaning of the promise given in the 5th commandment - honour your parents? This promise was made straight direct to Israelite concerning Canaan (I guess?). How should we view this promise nowadays? Does "live long" mean physical longetivity? (I don't think so) If so, I think it wouldn't be a blessing in today's world with so many social problems. Thanks for helping me to understand this. |
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2 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | Morant61 | 174787 | ||
Greetings Azurelaw! Basically, this promise was only made to Israel as they lived in obedience to the Law of Moses. So, the direct application was only applicable to them. However, the general principle would probably still apply to us in that if we honor our parents, God will bless us. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | azurelaw | 174805 | ||
Thank you Tim, Basically, I have the same thought of yours. However, why did Paul repeat the commandment in Ephesian 6:1-4 if it only directed to the Israelites in OT time? Was he also stressing a bit on God's promise? Was the promise meant to be the kingdom of God when applied to us (gentiles) nowadays? What was the original meaning of 'honour' in Greek, Latin? Because I am reading a Chinese bible (I am a Hong Kong citizen) together with an English (NIV) version. The meaning of 'honour' translated in Chinese, to my understanding, bears the meaning of 'obedience' and 'respect'. I don't get the meaning of 'honour'. Thanks again. Azure |
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4 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | speight | 174819 | ||
I had the same question to an elder of my church just yesturday. I had been reading the new testiment books and couldn't understand why they kept going back to the old testment and the answer that was given to me was they didn't have a Bible to read back in those days, so Paul and John would have to refer back to the old testment when either preaching or witnessing to a group of people. Everything in the Bible refers to us nowadays regardless if it is the old or new testament, the entire Bible is a guide for us to follow. The word honour, whether it is spelled honour or honor still means great respect. I hope I helped. | ||||||
5 | the 5th commandment | Ex 20:12 | CDBJ | 174820 | ||
Greetings Speight and welcome to the forum, I hope you fine the forum enjoyable and uplifting. It sure would be nice if you could fill out a little something about yourself in the personal profile section. All you need to do is left click on the “update user info” on the left side of the main page. Have a great day, CDBJ |
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