Exo 21:15  And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Exo 21:17  And he that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely be put to death. ASV

Exo 21:15  And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Exo 21:17  And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. KJV

Exo 21:15  And he who strikes his father or his mother dying shall die.
Exo 21:17  And he who curses his father or his mother, dying he shall die. LITV

Exo 21:15  And he that strikes his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
Exo 21:17  And he that curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. MKJV
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                                     COMMENTARY

  Is this a so-called 'moral' or 'ceremonial' law? Obviously it's moral just like all the laws God gave to Israel.  Even so-called ceremonial laws were moral for if anyone violated any of them he was to be put to death!

  Now the question is....   Where in the NT is this particular law concerning children that abuse their parents either changed or done away with? Why then don't Covenant Theologians put children to death when they disrespect their parents? If they answer "this is a -ceremonial- law which was abrogated in Col_2:14" then they're finished because the sabbath is included in that passage which means it too has been abolished. On the other hand what makes this law "ceremonial" while the sabbath is moral seeing as they were both abolished and both have identical sanctions.. Death?
Clearly Covenant Theologians have -Changed- the law on this one issue alone by not putting rebellious children to death. What now becomes of their "unchanging law binding on all men in all ages" paradigm?

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