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The Ten Commandments were written by God upon two tablets of stone and then given to Moses on Mount Sinai. The record of the Ten Commandments can be found in the Bible, both in Exodus 20:2-17 and Deuteronomy 5:6-21.
The first four commandments define how God wants us to show love for Him. This Fifth Commandment that tells us to honor our mother and father begins a series of six commandments that show us how to love other people—starting from our earliest years in the family.
The fifth commandment: "Honor thy father and thy mother," corresponds to the tenth: "Covet not thy neighbor's wife," for one who indulges this lust produces children who will not honor their true father, but will consider a stranger their father.
Why wouldn’t God put “You shall not murder” as the Fifth Commandment instead of the Sixth (Ex 20:13)? Think of it this way; when children are taught from an early age to obey God, and that includes honoring their parents, then there should be fewer murders and fewer thefts, adulteries, and stealing.
Bible Gateway Recommends. “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
The commandment is generally regarded in Protestant and Jewish sources as the fifth in both the list in Exodus 20:1–21 and in Deuteronomy (Dvarim) 5:1–23. Catholics and Lutherans count this as the fourth.
Aug 23, 2010 · The fifth commandment is a positive command — we are ordered to honor both father and mother (Ex. 20:12). When we consider the fifth commandment and what it is designed to accomplish, we see that it has benefits for both parents and children.
