Honor is a Heavy Word
Pastor Jason West
August 13, 2023
I. A Focus on the Family
A. The Problem
B. God’s Answer in the
1. A Command that Addresses
2. A Command to Teach Biblical
a. Honor to God
b. Honor and Submission in Marriage
c. Honor for Your Parents
d. Honor in the Workplace
e. Honor of the Elderly
(Leviticus 19:32)
f. Honor of Civil Authority
(1 Peter 2:17; 1 Timothy 2:1-2)
g. Honor for Your Spiritual Parents
(1 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13)
3. What About Those Who Have Abused That Authority?
(Matthew 18:6; Acts 5:29; Matthew 10:37)
II. The Command
(Exodus 20:12a)
A. What does it mean to “
1. “to honor [kbd, “to give due weight to”]” reflects the key theological term,
“glory [kābōd]” (Johnstone Bible Commentary Exodus 1-40; 2014; p 35)
(Leviticus 19:1-3)
2. To Dishonor Would Be To Treat Lightly, to Slight
B. Does God Treat This Command Seriously?
1. A Warning of
(Leviticus 20:9; cf. Deuteronomy 21:18-21; Proverbs 30:17; Ezekiel 22:6-8)
2. A Warning of the
(Matthew 10:21; 2 Timothy 3:1-4)
3. A Warning of the Condition of the
(Romans 1:29-31)
III. The
A. How to Give Honor?
1. In the Way We
a. Be Intentional About Taking Time to Talk
b. Be Respectful
c. Speak Well of Them in Front of Others
2. In the Way We
(Proverbs 23:22)
a. Honor (or ‘give weight to’) Their Counsel, Presence and Opinions
b. Seek Out Their Counsel
c. Listen to Their Teaching About the Lord
3. In the Way We
4. In the Way We
(1 Timothy 5:8)
a. Jesus Calls Out the Pharisees
(Matthew 15:1-9; cf. Mark 7:1-13)
5. In the Way We
IV. The
A. Learning to Honor God
B. Doing What is Right
(Ephesians 6:1)
C. The Gift of a Blessed, LONG
(Exodus 20:12b; Deuteronomy 5:16; Proverbs 3:1-2; Ephesians 6:1-3 )
V. Jesus Kept the Command Perfectly
A. He Honors Joseph and Mary
(Luke 2:51; John 19:26-27)
B. He Honors His Heavenly Father
(Psalm 27:10)