Deuteronomy 21 talks about how to handle a rebellious son. He says to bring to the elders at the gate and tell them how rebellious he is. Then the whole town is to stone him to death! Whoa, can you imagine being that parent?
Honestly, my first thought was "I would never do that. Good things my parents didn't!" With this attitude am I really saying that my children are more important to me than obeying God? I started thinking about verse 21: "You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid."
I don't think that it pleases God for us to lose our children. But I think he is making a statement about how critical it is to purge evil from our lives. God needs to be the absolute most important thing. Family is important and is a gift from God, but even it cannot be more important to us than He is.
I understand the principle, I hope it's something that's never tested!
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