The formal accusation of parents against a child was to be received without inquiry, as being its own proof. Thus the just authority of the parents…

Deuteronomy 21:18–21. THE INCORRIGIBLE SON.

If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son ([Reference De…

And they shall say to the elders of his city
In open court, what follows, at the same time, according to the Targum …

Observe how the criminal is described here. He is a stubborn and rebellious son. No child was to be punished for lack of ability, slowness, or dull…