5th Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother

About this episode

This episode explores the significance of the 5th Commandment, its promise, and its relevance for followers of Jesus today.

The 10 Commandments E8 — The first four commandments focus on relating to God, and the last five focus on relating to other humans. Right in the middle, we find the 5th Commandment, which acts like a hinge between these two sections: “Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged in the land which Yahweh your Elohim gives you.” It’s the only commandment that comes with a promise and invokes both humans and God. So what is this special connection between parents and God? In this episode, Jon and Tim look at this unique command, exploring what it meant for ancient Israel and how followers of Jesus can practice it today.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon, Tim

Topics covered

• 5th Commandment
• honoring parents
• relationship with God
• ancient Israel
• Christian practice
• 10 Commandments

Keywords

• 5th Commandment
• honor parents
• Yahweh
• Elohim
• ancient Israel
• Christianity
• 10 Commandments

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The 10 Commandments

Places: ancient Israel, Yahweh, Elohim

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