Sunday, April 26, 2015

That It May Go Well With You

Deuteronomy 5:15-16 – Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:10 – Remember the day you stood before the Lord your God at Horeb, when he said to me, “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.”

Ezekiel 22:7 – In you they have treated father and mother with contempt; in you they have oppressed the foreigner and mistreated the fatherless and the widow.

Mark 10:19 – You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’

Proverbs 3:2 – My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

Exodus 20:12 – “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

Application:

  • ·         The divine call to Israel to remember the Lord’s past redemptive acts—especially how He delivered them from slavery in Egypt—is a common theme in Deuteronomy and is summarized: “Remember the days of old”.
  • ·         Treating father and mother with contempt is the opposite of what God commands.
  • ·         Jesus mentions all six commandments that prohibit wrong actions and attitudes against others.
  • ·         Fear of the Lord brings health to the body and “adds length to life. When Solomon prayed for wisdom, God promised him riches as well as long life if he obeyed God’s commands.
  • ·         Honoring those in authority is essential for social stability.



All Scripture verses taken from NIV

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