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then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place;
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A Formal Legal Proceeding
Commentators explain that bringing a son "unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate" was a formal legal action. The city gate was the public space for judicial proceedings. This ensured the case was handled by a legitimate court, not by parents acting alone in anger, transforming a family issue into a community legal matter.
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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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him With their own hands, or cause him to be apprehended by others,…
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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…
