Many good non-religous reasons to obey the Bible


3 thoughts on “Many good non-religous reasons to obey the Bible

  1. There are a few things I want you to notice about that passage.

    Deuteronomy 21:18-21 (ESV)

    First the son in question is an adult, children are not typically gluttons, and drunkards.
    Second the passage also indicates that the parents have tried to discipline him and all efforts have failed. This isn’t about a kid who occasionally does wrong, but about an adult who is continually doing wrong.
    The word “rebellious” means, literally, to strike or lash, and is used of those who contend against authority and refuse to heed their words. The “rebellious” individual lashes out in contempt against those who have authority over them verbally, and perhaps even physically.

    The elders of the city have oversight over the matter, they would not allow murder there would have to have the town in agreement that the person was unreformable.

  2. Also you have to remember this was written thousands of years ago. Back then they did not have airplanes to drop food in during a famine. They had to work their fannies off to make sure their was an adequate food supply to hold them over in case of famine. A few people refusing to do their share of the work could put the whole area at risk of starvation during hard times. If this son was to busy drinking to do any work, especially if he already had a family of his own that he was refusing to feed a gluttonous drunkard would be a danger to everyone.

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