Exodus 20:12 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:12

The commandment with promise. I. THE DUTY IMPOSED . 1 . Its reasonableness. Reverent, loving subjection to parents is obedience to the deepest instincts of the heart. 2 . Its pleasantness. This subjection is rest and joy: it is ceasing from doubt and inner conflict; it lets into the spirit the sunshine of a parent's loving approbation. II. THE PROMISE : "That thy days," etc. Obedience to parents is the condition of national prosperity. 1 . It is respect for law... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:12

Previous commandments have dealt with the object and manner of worship; this deals with the nursery and school of worship. Consider:— I. THE INJUNCTION IN ITSELF . 1 . Absolute ; parents to be honoured, whether living or departed, known or unknown, good or evil. 2 . Hard to obey in some cases ; yet always possible , for remember the father and mother may be honoured, even though the individuals fall short of the ideal they should exemplify. One can honour from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 20:1-17

The Hebrew name which is rendered in our King James Version as the ten commandments occurs in Exodus 34:28; Deuteronomy 4:13; Deuteronomy 10:4. It literally means “the Ten Words.” The Ten Commandments are also called the law, even the commandment Exodus 24:12, the words of the covenant Exodus 34:28, the tables of the covenant Deuteronomy 9:9, the covenant Deuteronomy 4:13, the two tables Deuteronomy 9:10, Deuteronomy 9:17, and, most frequently, the testimony (e. g. Exodus 16:34; Exodus 25:16),... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 20:12

Exodus 20:12. We have here the laws of the second table, as they are commonly called, the last six commandments, which concern our duty to ourselves and one another, and are a comment upon the second great commandment, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. As religion toward God is an essential branch of universal righteousness, so righteousness toward men is an essential branch of true religion: godliness and honesty must go together. The fifth commandment is concerning the duties... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:1-17

Basic principles of the covenant (20:1-17)The form of the covenant God made with Israel followed a pattern that was common in the ancient world when an overlord made a covenant with his subjects. God introduced himself to his people by declaring his name and status as Yahweh the sovereign Lord, and recounting to his people what he had graciously done for them. He reminded them that their God was living and active, and that the words they were about to hear were a revelation direct from him... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 20:12

Honour . This completes the first five, and ends with "promise "(Ephesians 6:2 ). These five, that relate to piety, are thus separated from the five that relate to probity. The first and fifth begin and end the five with honour to God, and to our parents whom He honours. They have nothing to do with our "neighbours". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 20:12

THE FIFTH COMMANDMENTHONOR THY FATHER AND THY MOTHER "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee." This Commandment V is bound upon mankind by apostolic authority. Paul said, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), that thou mayest live long on the earth" (Ephesians 6:1-3). Disobedience of people regarding this has been widespread in all... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 20:12

Exodus 20:12. Honour thy father and thy mother— This is the first commandment of the second table, and therefore called by St. Paul the first with promise, Ephesians 6:2. A promise, which, in the letter and its primary sense, manifestly refers to the land of Canaan, which the Lord was about to give the Hebrews; and which promise was so far peculiar to them, since to them, as a nation, the promise seems particularly given. See note on Exodus 20:5. Visiting the iniquity, &c. But St. Paul... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 20:1-17

2. The Ten Commandments 20:1-17"We now reach the climax of the entire Book, the central and most exalted theme, all that came before being, as it were, a preparation for it, and all that follows, a result of, and supplement to it." [Note: Cassuto, p. 235.] There are two types of law in the Old Testament, and these existed commonly in the ancient Near East. Apodictic laws are commands with the force of categorical imperatives. They are positive or negative. The Ten Commandments are an example of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 20:12

The fifth commandment 20:12"The first four commandments set forth the principles guiding Israel’s relationship to Yahweh; and the last six commandments set forth the principles guiding Israel’s relationship with the covenant community, and more broadly, with the human family. As the second, third, and fourth commandments are in many ways extensions of the first commandment, the first four commandments are the foundation for the final six commandments. And all of the commandments, as principles... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 20:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 20:1-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 20:12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 20:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 20:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 20:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 20:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 20:1-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 20:12

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