Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your

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Exodus 2012Honor your father and your mother,
so that you may live long in the land the LORD
your God is giving you.
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THIS IS THE ONLY COMMANDMENT WITH A PROMISE.
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WHY?
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GOD CARES VERY MUCH ABOUT GENERATIONS
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Exodus 205-6For I, the LORD your God, am a
jealous God, punishing the children for the sin
of the fathers to the third and fourth
generationbut showing love to a thousand
generations of those who love me and keep my
commands.
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One generation plants the trees, and another
gets the shade
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Blessed is the generation in which the old
listen to the young and doubly blessed is the
generation in which the young listen to the old
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Aardvark
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Malachi 46He will turn the hearts of the
parents to their children, and the hearts of the
children to their parents or else I will come
and strike the land with a curse.
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This is a word from God to BOTH children and
adults. The way we respond to and treat our
parents is important to God.
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WHY?
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The Lord makes it clear that there are serious
consequences when one generation fails to
communicate and model righteousness to another.
(punishment, curse, death)
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Stuntman
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Fifth Commandment Values

• HONESTY - Always
• OBEDIENCE - Quickly
• RESPECT - mutually
• LOVE - Unconditionally

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Love