Evangel High School Class
Series: Biblical Laws to Live By
The Fifth Commandment
The fifth commandment is:
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12
What does honor mean?
- If someone receives an "honor," what does that mean?
- When we change "honor" from a noun to a verb, what does it mean "to honor" someone?
- What does "honor" seem to mean in this verse? "The Lord declares . . . Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained." I Samuel 2:30
- Notice that "despise" and "disdain" are used as words that mean the opposite (antonyms) to honor. What do these two words mean? What does it mean, in modern slang, to "dis" some one?
Re-stated in New Testament
Read Ephesians 6:1-4 and Colossians 3:20-21. In both these sets of verses, the writer gives a reason for obeying this command. What are the reasons?
In both these sets of verses, commands are given to parents as well. What are these commands, and how do parents sometimes break them?
How do children sometimes break the commandment given to them?
Other Reasons to Obey this Commandment
Parents are part of God's system of authority. Summarize the message of these verses:
Romans 13:1-7
I Peter 2:13-17
Parents have special responsibilities toward their children, and children can help make that job easier. Summarize parents' responsibilities listed in the following verses:
Hebrews 12:7-11
Luke 11:11-13
Luke 15:11-32
I Thessalonians 2:7-12
What reasons do these verses give for parents to discipline and love their children?
Proverbs 19:18
Proverbs 22:15
Proverbs 23:13 and 14
Psalm 127:3-5
What reasdons do these verses give for children to honor their parents?
Proverbs 3:11-12
Proverbs 6:20-24
Proverbs 17:25
Proverbs 19:26
Proverbs 20:20
Proverbs 23:24 and 25
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