52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
2. It Requires Reverence to the Aged,
whether they are Our Parents or not.
Lev. XIX, 32. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honor the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.
1 Tim. V, 1. Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren;
2. The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
3. Honor widows that are widows indeed.
4. But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
1 Peter V, 5. Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Ex. XXII, 28. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
Acts XXIII, 4. And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest?