Library The Fifth CommandmentHonour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.' Exod 20: 12. Having done with the first table, I am next to speak of the duties of the second table. The commandments may be likened to Jacob's ladder: the first table respects God, and is the top of the ladder that reaches to heaven; the second respects superiors and inferiors, and is the foot of the ladder that rests on the earth. By the first table, we walk religiously towards God; by … Thomas Watson—The Ten Commandments Numbers Links Numbers 17:2 NIV • Numbers 17:2 NLT • Numbers 17:2 ESV • Numbers 17:2 NASB • Numbers 17:2 KJV • Numbers 17:2 Bible Apps • Numbers 17:2 Parallel • Bible Hub |