BibleStudyWithJairus

#bible study with #jairus #deuteronomy 21 18-21 Americans Should Respect Elders If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and, though they discipline him, will not listen to them, then his father and his mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gate of the place where he lives, and they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’ Then all the men of the city shall stone him to death with stones. So you shall purge the evil from your midst, and all Israel shall hear, and fear. Wow! Who would do this to his son today? I don’t think many people would do this today. But why was the Law so strict at this time in history? Respecting elders and older people is not only an Asian cultural thing; it is a biblical requirement. But many Americans have serious issues with this command. In the Ten Commandments, God co