Exodus 21:15

And he that smiteth his father or his mother,.... With his fist, or with a stick, or cane, or such thing, though they died not with the blow, yet it occasioned any wound, or caused a bruise, or the…

The following offences were to be punished with death: Striking a parent, compare Deu 27:16. Cursing a parent, compare the marginal references. Kidnapping, whether with a view to retain the person…

That smiteth his father, or his mother - As such a case argued peculiar depravity, therefore no mercy was to be shown to the culprit.

Here is, I. A law concerning murder. He had lately said, Thou shalt not kill; here he provides, 1. For the punishing of wilful murder (Exo 21:12): He that smiteth a man, whether upon a sudden passion…

Striking a parent. Notice that the mother is placed on an equality with the father.

smiteth simply, without killing: the murder of a parent would fall under the general rule of v.12. The severity of…