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21:21 And all the men of his city shall {l} stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
(l) A death which was also appointed for blasphemers and idolaters: so that to disobey the parents is most horrible.
21:18-21 Observe how the criminal is here described. He is a stubborn and rebellious son. No child was to fare the worse for weakness of capacity, slowness, or dulness, but for wilfulness and obstinacy. Nothing draws men into all manner of wickedness, and hardens them in it more certainly and fatally, than drunkenness. When men take to drinking, they forget the law of honouring parents. His own father and mother must complain of him to the elders of the city. Children who forget their duty, must thank themselves, and not blame their parents, if they are regarded with less and less affection. He must be publicly stoned to death by the men of his city. Disobedience to a parent's authority must be very evil, when such a punishment was ordered; nor is it less provoking to God now, though it escapes punishment in this world. But when young people early become slaves to sensual appetites, the heart soon grows hard, and the conscience callous; and we can expect nothing but rebellion and destruction.
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City Death Die Died Evil Hear Hearing Israel Midst Purge Remove Stone Stoned Stones
