Overandaboveallthis，anothergreatreasonthatshouldinciteusthemore[toobediencetothiscommandment]isthatGodattachestothiscommandmentatemporalpromiseandsays：ThatthoumayestlivelonguponthelandwhichtheLord，thyGod，giveththee.
HereyoucanseeyourselfhowmuchGodisinearnestinrespecttothiscommandment，inasmuchasHenotonlydeclaresthatitiswellpleasingtoHim，andthatHehasjoyanddelighttherein;butalsothatitshallbeforourprosperityandpromoteourhighestgood;sothatwemayhaveapleasantandagreeablelife，furnishedwitheverygoodthing.
ThereforealsoSt.Paulgreatlyemphasizesthesameandrejoicesinitwhenhesays，Eph.6，2.3：Thisisthefirstcommandmentwithpromise：
Thatitmaybewellwiththee，andthoumayestlivelongontheearth.
Foralthoughtherestalsohavetheirpromisescontainedinthem，yetinnoneisitsoplainlyandexplicitlystated.