re: Deuteronomy 21:18-21
i. Perhaps just the presence of this law was deterrent enough; we never have a Scriptural example of a son being stoned to death because he was a stubborn and rebellious son.
ii. “Yet the Jews say this law was never put into practice, and therefore it might be made for terror and prevention, and to render the authority of parents more sacred and powerful.” (Poole)
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/deuteronomy-21/
Rabbis have told me there is no evidence it was ever actually practiced.
i. Perhaps just the presence of this law was deterrent enough; we never have a Scriptural example of a son being stoned to death because he was a stubborn and rebellious son.
ii. “Yet the Jews say this law was never put into practice, and therefore it might be made for terror and prevention, and to render the authority of parents more sacred and powerful.” (Poole)
https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/deuteronomy-21/
Rabbis have told me there is no evidence it was ever actually practiced.