▁that ▁Script ure ▁thus ▁lik ens ▁the ▁honor ▁due ▁to ▁parents ▁to ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁God . ▁Similarly , ▁as ▁ ▁commands , ▁" You ▁shall ▁fear ▁your ▁father ▁and ▁mother ," ▁and ▁ ▁commands , ▁" The ▁Lord ▁your ▁God ▁you ▁shall ▁fear ▁and ▁you ▁shall ▁serve ," ▁Script ure ▁lik ens ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁parents ▁to ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁God . ▁And ▁as ▁ ▁commands , ▁" He ▁that ▁curs es ▁his ▁father ▁or ▁his ▁mother ▁shall ▁surely ▁be ▁put ▁to ▁death ," ▁and ▁ ▁commands , ▁" Who ever ▁curs es ▁his ▁God ▁shall ▁bear ▁his ▁sin ," ▁Script ure ▁lik ens ▁curs ing ▁parents ▁to ▁curs ing ▁God . ▁But ▁the ▁Bar ait a ▁conced ed ▁that ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁striking ▁( which ▁ ▁addresses ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁parents ), ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁certainly ▁impossible ▁( with ▁respect ▁to ▁God ). ▁The ▁Bar ait a ▁concluded ▁that ▁these ▁compar isons ▁between ▁parents ▁and ▁God ▁are ▁only ▁logical , ▁since ▁the ▁three ▁( G od , ▁the ▁mother , ▁and ▁the ▁father ) ▁are ▁partners ▁in ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁child . ▁For ▁the ▁R abb is ▁taught ▁in ▁a ▁Bar ait a ▁that ▁there ▁are ▁three ▁partners ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁— ▁God , ▁the ▁father , ▁and ▁the ▁mother . ▁When ▁one ▁hon ors ▁one ' s ▁father ▁and ▁mother , ▁God ▁cons iders ▁it ▁as ▁if ▁God ▁had ▁dw elt ▁among ▁them ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁hon ored ▁God . ▁And ▁a ▁T anna ▁taught ▁before ▁Rav