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Individual Legal Responsibility
Commentators agree that this verse establishes a foundational principle for human legal systems: individual accountability. Unlike the practices of surrounding nations where a whole family might be punished for one person's crime, this law mandates that earthly judges can only punish the person who actually committed the sin.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 24:16
18th Century
Theologian
A caution addressed to earthly judges. Among other Eastern nations, the family of a criminal was commonly involved in his punishment (). In Israel,…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 24:16
19th Century
Bishop
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers. —A sp…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 24:16
16th Century
Theologian
Here God also reveals how great His regard is for human life, so that blood is not shed indiscriminately, when He forbids children from being invol…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 24:16
17th Century
Pastor
The fathers shall not be put to death for the children
By the civil magistrates, for sins committed by them of a cap…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 24:14–22
17th Century
Minister
It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosit…