Ten - Part 6 [Notes]

The Ten Commandments are probably the best-known list of "rules" ever recorded, but there is so much more to these commands than meets the eye; they provide a framework for understanding who God is and what it means to be a holy nation. Join us for "Ten," and together, we will discover just how amazing the gift of the Ten Commandments is!

Takeaway: The heart of this commandment is to place value.
First commandment with a promise.
This commandment provides a picture.

“The law reveals God’s righteousness and demands righteousness, but it can’t give righteousness; only Jesus Christ can do that. The law is a mirror that reveals where you’re dirty, but you don’t wash your face in the mirror. Only the blood of Jesus Christ can cleanse us from sin.”
– Dr. Warren Wiersbe

How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers! Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. He is like a tree planted beside flowing streams that bears its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. The wicked are not like this; instead, they are like chaff that the wind blows away.
– Psalm 1 (HCSB)

Honor your father and your mother so that you may have a long life in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
– Exodus 20:12 (HCSB)

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, because this is right. Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.
– Ephesians 6:1-3 (HCSB)

“The promise for those who obey their parents is that they enjoy a prosperous and long life on the earth. This states a general principle that obedience fosters self-discipline, which in turn brings stability and longevity in one’s life. (Stated conversely, it is improbable that an undisciplined person will live a long life. An Israelite who persistently disobeyed his parents was not privileged to enjoy a long, stable life in the land of Israel. A clear example of this was Eli’s sons Hophni and Phinehas ) Though that promise was given to Israel in the Old Testament, the principle still holds true today.”
– Harold W. Hoehner

"The command to honor our parents is not a requirement to continue to be abused by someone who acts in ways that are inconsistent with legitimate and loving parent."
– Adam Hamilton, Words of Life

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes. If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord. But if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head. Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.”
– Romans 12:14-21 (HCSB)

Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
– Ephesians 6:4 (HCSB)

Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so they don’t become discouraged.
– Colossians 3:21 (HCSB)

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