Sermon Tone Analysis

Introduction

Today we come to commandment #5 in our series of the ten commandments for the 21st century.

remember the first four

1. you will have no other Gods before or beside me

2. you will not make any graven images

3. you will not misuse the name of the Lord

4. remember the sabbath day.

5. Honor your Father and mother

This command is the only command in which the message is completely positive.

This command is to honor your father and mother a better translation would be “you father and mother shall you honor that your days may be long in the land the Lord has given”

The family is of vital importance, this is because the family was the first institution that God created on earth.

The first family was the foundation of all human life and development that was to follow

The family is of vitel importance, this is because the family was the first institution that God created on earth.

The first family was the foundation of all human life and development that was to follow it is not enough for maen and women to exist they ought to become fathers and mothers and give birth to Children or

it is not enough for men and women to exist they ought to become fathers and mothers and give birth to Children or

Human life would stop

Human society would stop

Human government would stop

This is not to negate those who can not have children just that those that can should

In our countery today, there is going concern that the age of people is growing the average age is about 40.

There is concern that there are not enough young people however the sad reality is that we are killing them.

The family is the most importent institution and must be protected when families suffer so does all of socioty.

The family is the most important institution and must be protected when families suffer so does all of society.

The New testement cross refernce to our passage today is

The New testament cross reference to our passage today is

There is a major difference between obey and honor

Obey=to follow, be subject to, to do without question

Honor=esteem, value, to place value upon

The idea here is your father and mother are Gods representatives to you and as God is to be obeyed and feared so his representatives.

The first part of the passage in Ephesians is addressed to children:

Children must obey

But the second part and the entirety of our passage today is addressed to everyone

everyone must honor

I.

The command

The word honor in our passage today is even stronger than that in Ephesians it means to glorify and distinguish

A. Honor your father

A. Honor your father

This command breaks it down, you are first to honor your father.

The word father is used 1,200 times in the entire Bible and with over 10 different uses the use in this passage is that of the make parrent.

The word father is used 1,200 times in the entire Bible and with over 10 different uses the use in this passage is that of the make parent.

Honor your mother

B. Honor your mother

mother is used a total of 220 times throught the Bible four different uses but again here it is used meaning the female parrent.

mother is used a total of 220 times through the Bible four different uses but again here it is used meaning the female parent.

II.

The reason for the command

This command is so important that it is one of the only commands in the entire Bible that gives a reason for observing it

“that your days may be long”

this is not a reward it is a reason if you build a society in which children honor their parents that society will long survive

but a society that does not honor their parents is headed to self distruction

This command was given to the Israelites so the idea here was that if they honored their father and mother they would live long in the promise land.

under old testament law when this was written cursing your parents was a capital offence and therefore the child would be put to death.

for children to have anything other than complete subjection to their parents would have been unheard of.

ex 21:15

Conclusion

The social structure which God has set up is that parents are to be honored this will enable society to survive.

as we have already discussed the word “honor” means more than just respect for parents, it implies providing for parents in old age.

Jesus rebukes some of the Pharisees for breaking this commandment.

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many parents seek to be loved by their children instead of honored

the Bible does not demand love to parents but does demand honor so whatever has happened in the past it may be impossible to fully love your parents, but we are all commanded to honor them

some parents have behaved so curly it is difficult to honor but this command still remains

So, why is it so importent to honor our parents

So, why is it so important to honor our parents

1. Children need to give honor, a father and mother who are not honored are jus adult peers of their children not parents

2. honoring parents is how all of us come to recognize there is a moral authority above us to which we are morally accountable we cannot honor God if we cannot honor our parents

How does this play out

1. we do not treat parents in the same way we would friends

2. parents deserve to be treated in a unique way

3. when we leave their home we remain in contact, having no contact with parents is the opposite of honor The term honor is very important this command does not end when the child leaves his parents’ house it continues until his parents enter the presence of our savior

Application

Children obey your parents

Parents do not provoke your children

Everyone honor your parents