May 25
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WEEKLY READINGS
SUNDAY > Num 15, Ps 51, Isa 5, Heb 12
MONDAY > Num 16, Ps 52–54, Isa 6, Heb 13
TUESDAY > Num 17–18, Ps 55, Isa 7, James 1
WEDNESDAY > Num 19, Ps 56–57, Isa 8:1–9:7, James 2
THURSDAY > Num 20, Ps 58-59, Isa 9:8-10, James 3
FRIDAY > Num 21, Ps 60‐61, Isa 10, James 4
SATURDAY > Num 22, Ps 62‐63, Isa 11‐12, James 5
MEMORY VERSE(S)
“Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old” (Proverbs 23:22, ESV).
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4, ESV).
“For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us” (Isaiah 33:22, ESV).
CATECHISM QUESTION(S)
Baptist Catechism #68-71:
Q.68. Which is the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment is, “Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”
Q.69. What is required in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment requires the preserving the honor, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.
Q.70. What is forbidden in the fifth commandment?
A. The fifth commandment forbids the neglecting of, or doing anything against the honor and duty which belongs to everyone in their several places and relations.
Q.71. What is the reason annexed to the fifth commandment?
A. The reason annexed to the fifth commandment is a promise of long life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve God’s glory and their own good), to all such as keep this commandment.
