Honor Your Mother (Ex. 20:12) (Part 1)

Introduction:

1. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be prolonged in the land which the LORD your God gives you.”

2. Why should you honor your mother? (Well, today is Mother's Day, right?) The reasons have nothing to do with May's calendar, family tradition or seasonal obligation.

3. In order to answer the question – Why should you honor your mother? – it is important to know what 'honor' means. To 'honor' means:

•  'to respect, to esteem, to regard highly, to have concern for, to show affection and be considerate toward, to appreciate, to view as superior.'¹
• 'to prize highly, to care for, to respect, to obey.'²
• 'to yield respect, submission and obedience; to give love and tenderness; to lighten cares; to guard reputation; to succor and comfort in old age.'³

4. Wow! The word 'honor' is loaded with meaning, wouldn't you say?

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1 Fretheim, Terrence E. Exodus. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary For Teaching And Preaching. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 1991. p. 231.

2 Youngblood, Ronald F. Exodus. Everyman's Bible Commentary. Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1983. p. 98.

3 Www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/what-background-ten-comandments (accessed 5-5-16)