Honoring Parents Before the Holy God (Exodus 21:15)
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The provided sources present an expository and theological analysis of Exodus 21:15, which mandates capital punishment for anyone who strikes their father or mother. The authors explain that this severe ancient civil law established the absolute sanctity of parental authority as an earthly representation of divine sovereignty rather than an ordinary domestic infraction. They emphasize the historical context of the Sinai covenant, the grammatical precision of the Hebrew text—noting that the penalty applied to physical battery…
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