Leviticus 19:3

“Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, etc.] This has respect to the fifth command, which is the first with promise, and is here referred to first, because a man has his beginning in the world from his parents, and by them he is trained up in the observance of all the other laws of God, equally to be respected; and the fear of them is not servile, but filial, joined with love and affection to them, and includes an inward esteem and reverence of them, an outward respect unto them, a readiness to obey their commands, and giving due and equal honour unto them; (see Gill on “<022012>Exodus 20:12”); Pythagoras, Phocylides, and other Heathens, next to honouring God, exhort to the…”

“Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths--The duty of obedience to parents is placed in connection with the proper observance of the Sabbaths, both of them lying at the foundation of practical religion.”

“Compare Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:12; Exodus 31:13-14. The two laws repeated here are the only laws in the Decalogue which assume a positive shape, all the others being introduced by the formula, “Thou shalt not.” These express two great central points, the first belonging to natural law and the second to positive law, in the maintenance of the well-being of the social body of which Yahweh was the acknowledged king. return to 'Top of Page'”

“His mother - The mother is put first, partly because the practice of this duty begins there, mothers, by perpetual converse, being sooner known to their children than their fathers; and partly because this duty is commonly neglected to the mother, upon whom children have not so much dependence as they have upon their father. And this fear includes the two great duties of reverence and obedience. And keep my sabbaths - This is added, to shew, that, whereas it is enjoined to parents that they should take care the sabbath be observed both by themselves and their children, it is the duty of children to fear and obey their parents in this matter. But that, if parents should neglect their duty…”

“19:3 I am the Lord (see 18:2): These words break ch 19 into terse, staccato sections (19:3, 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37). Each use served to remind Israel why they were to obey God’s regulations.”

“fear: Exo 20:12, Exo 21:15, Exo 21:17; Deu 21:18-21, Deu 27:16; Pro 1:8, Pro 6:20, Pro 6:21, Pro 23:22; Pro 30:11, Pro 30:17; Eze 22:7; Mal 1:6; Mat 15:4-6; Eph 6:1-3; Heb 12:9 keep: Lev 26:2; Exo 16:29, Exo 20:8, Exo 31:13-17; Isa 56:4-6, Isa 58:13; Eze 20:12, Eze 22:8 Leviticus 19:4”