blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
Exo 20:12 Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deu 5:16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Eph 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
I was reading these passages this morning, and I just thought it was interesting that Paul used the phrase in the Lord, but the phrase isn't used in the OT passages. Any thoughts why Paul used the phrase and/or why it wasn't used when the 10 commandments were given? Does the phrase refer to the parents who are in the Lord, the children, or both?
Thinking through the OT passages...
The 10 commandments were given to God's covenant people, the nation of Israel. In a sense, it was also given to all mankind (to bring them to Christ). Since in some ways it was given to those not yet in the covenant, would it have made sense to have added the phrase in the OT passage:
Exo 20:12 Honor thy father and thy mother in the Lord: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deu 5:16 Honor thy father and thy mother in the Lord, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deu 5:16 Honor thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Eph 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
I was reading these passages this morning, and I just thought it was interesting that Paul used the phrase in the Lord, but the phrase isn't used in the OT passages. Any thoughts why Paul used the phrase and/or why it wasn't used when the 10 commandments were given? Does the phrase refer to the parents who are in the Lord, the children, or both?
Thinking through the OT passages...
The 10 commandments were given to God's covenant people, the nation of Israel. In a sense, it was also given to all mankind (to bring them to Christ). Since in some ways it was given to those not yet in the covenant, would it have made sense to have added the phrase in the OT passage:
Exo 20:12 Honor thy father and thy mother in the Lord: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deu 5:16 Honor thy father and thy mother in the Lord, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.