You read the biblical laws and forget that God appointed human judges to impliment them. The requirements needed to be satisfied before the punishment were so restrictive it was never actually applied much less enforced. The requirements are:
The son's rebellion is justified if the parents demand he break the law.
He must repeat rebellion after being instructed to obey.
He cannot be either deaf or lame.
He must be a "glutton and drunkard."
He must steal the money from his father to get drunk.
He has to eat the meat rare (to be a glutton).
Both parents must agree that he's rebellious.
The son must be older than the age of conscience, i.e. 12 years old.
And the parents must have a solid marriage bond, i.e. similare in "appearance, height, and voice."
The Talmud specifically states that no child was ever stoned under this law. Like many other Mosaic Laws this one (Deut 21: 18-21) was intended for instruction both prior to the first Advent and after.
The son's rebellion is justified if the parents demand he break the law.
He must repeat rebellion after being instructed to obey.
He cannot be either deaf or lame.
He must be a "glutton and drunkard."
He must steal the money from his father to get drunk.
He has to eat the meat rare (to be a glutton).
Both parents must agree that he's rebellious.
The son must be older than the age of conscience, i.e. 12 years old.
And the parents must have a solid marriage bond, i.e. similare in "appearance, height, and voice."
The Talmud specifically states that no child was ever stoned under this law. Like many other Mosaic Laws this one (Deut 21: 18-21) was intended for instruction both prior to the first Advent and after.
