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Justice Must Be Proportional
Commentators explain that the punishment of beating was not arbitrary. It was administered only after a formal judgment found a person "worthy to be beaten," and the number of stripes was determined "according to his wickedness." This highlights a legal principle of proportional justice, where the punishment is meant to fit the crime.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 25:1–2
18th Century
Theologian
The passage may be rendered as follows:
- If there be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge the…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 25:1–4
19th Century
Bishop
Deuteronomy 25:1–3. HUMANITY IN PUNISHMENTS.
They shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wick…
John Gill
On Deuteronomy 25:2
17th Century
Pastor
And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten
There were four kinds of death criminals were put to by th…
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Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 25:1–3
17th Century
Minister
Every punishment should be with solemnity, so that those who see it may be filled with dread, and be warned not to offend in a similar manner. And …