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If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not listen to them;
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Authority with Accountability
Commentators note this law powerfully affirms parental authority, making severe rebellion a capital offense. However, it also limits that authority. Unlike Roman law, which gave fathers absolute power of life and death, Israelite parents had to bring their case before public judges. This judicial process protected against parental cruelty or rashness, ensuring accountability.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 21:18–21. THE INCORRIGIBLE SON.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son ([Reference De…
16th Century
Protestant
If a man has a stubborn. What God had previously referred to in two clauses, He now embraces in a general law, for it cannot be doubted th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son It is observed F23 that this law quickly follows, and is subj…
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…
