(SEE 19:19)
An ignorant fool learns by seeing others punished; a sensible person learns by being instructed.
And when the rest of Israel hears about it, they will be afraid, and no one else will ever do such an evil thing again.
After the LORD your God gives you towns to live in, you may hear a rumor about one of the towns.
When other Israelites hear about it, they will be afraid and obey the decisions of the court.
(SEE 17:5)
The men of the town will stone that son to death, because they must get rid of the evil he brought into the community. Everyone in Israel will be afraid when they hear how he was punished.
But if any of the leaders should keep on sinning, they must be corrected in front of the whole group, as a warning to everyone else.
