Why Does Exodus Say to Execute Someone for Cursing Their Parents? | Difficult Passages # 26

Exodus 21:15 says whoever strikes his father or mother must be put to death. Two verses later: whoever curses his father or mother must be put to death. Dr. Charlie Trimm, who teaches Old Testament at Talbot, argues that both key words are far stronger in Hebrew than they sound in English and that once you see what they meant, the punishment starts to look proportionate rather than draconian. CHECK OUT: https://www.biola.edu/directory/people/charlie-trimm# CHECK OUT: Logos Bible 60 Day Free Trial (https://logos.com/mcdowell) CHECK OUT: Consider Supporting the Ministry! (https://seanmcdowell.org/give) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [smdcertdisc] for 25% off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://x.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sean_mcdowell?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org