Ephesians 6:1-9 I Will Bless Those That Bless You

Joshua begins with the children of the Israelites entering the promised land. It is a miraculous crossing with incredible grace. Ephesians 6 begins with Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), 3 that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. The crossing of the Jordan was honoring their parents' crossing of the Red Sea. The only parents they had at this point were Moses, Joshua and Caleb who were like the parents and great grandfather for the entire nation, everyone else had died. Their parents had faced similar issues and had found a way through, that way through becomes a road map for the next generation. This is the sixth blessing, I will bless those that bless thee. Blessing your father and mother comes with a promise, that you also would be blessed. Our fathers and mothers received this blessing, if we honor them we also are blessed. To truly receive this blessing you must be a father and mother. This does not mean according to the flesh, the Lord made that clear in the gospels. Matt 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first. For example, consider Herb Brooks, those kids on the US hockey team blessed him despite the intense trial he put them through, and in return they were blessed with the gold medal. Our blessing comes from our obedience to the Lord, but eventually others are blessed by obeying us.