The Baptist Catechism

    Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), Westminster Assembly

    Question 133

    What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?

    The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, in these words, That thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee,a is an express promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good, to all such as keep this commandment.b

    What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment, the more to enforce it?

    The reason annexed to the fifth commandment, in these words, That your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God gives you,a is an express promise of long life and prosperity, as far as it shall serve for God’s glory and their own good, to all such as keep this commandment.b

    1. a. Exodus 20:12

      Exodus 20:12

      20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

      20:12 Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

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    2. b. Deuteronomy 5:16; 1 Kings 8:25; Ephesians 6:2–3

      Deuteronomy 5:16

      5:16 Honour 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.

      5:16 Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

      1 Kings 8:25

      8:25 Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

      8:25 Therefore now, O LORD, God of Israel, keep for Your servant, my father David, what You promised when You said: 'You will never fail to have a man to sit before Me on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants guard their way to walk before Me as you have done.'

      Ephesians 6:2–3

      6:2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

      6:2 "Honor your father and mother" (which is the first commandment with a promise), 6:3 "that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth."

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    Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

    Question 66

    What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?

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