Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
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Because
Exodus 20:12
Give honour to your father and to your mother, so that your life may be long in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Deuteronomy 5:16
Give honour to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.
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Ephesians 6:2
Give honour to your father and mother (which is the first rule having a reward),