~ “Put to death the rebellious son.” - Moses
Maimonides counted the command relative to this as 106 (Leviticus
19:26, Deuteronomy 21:20).
The definition of a rebellious son is who is, “Stubborn, gluttonous,
and an alcoholic.” In modern times,
drunkard should be inclusive of a son who is a drug abuser. To put to death a rebellious son is an
obligation, meaning it is a good deed or mitzvah, yet this is something that
courts of justice would have to support in order for it to be legal in the USA. It is a command specifically for Jews and not
gentiles. However, I support gentiles
adhering to this particular verse. I am
a Judaizer, which of course is forbidden according to Christians, but hopefully
Christians will change for the better.
The following is text of the idea in question. It is quoted from the 1917 JPS (Jewish Publication
Society) Corrected Bible. This Bible is
free to download at www.sacred-texts.com
From Deuteronomy (JPS):
21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not
hearken to the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and though they
chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
21:19 then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and
bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
21:20 and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our
son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a
glutton, and a drunkard.'
21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones,
that he die; so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee; and all
Israel shall hear, and fear.
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