Gentle Christian Mothers Community - View Single Post - Proverbs 23:13-14/Q's about the rod

03-24-2005, 08:53 PM

Yeah I know we've heard these verses ad nauseum from spanking advocates, but I realised something about them today...

Quote:

13 Do not withhold discipline from a child;

if you punish him with the rod, he will not die.

14 Punish him with the rod

and save his soul from death. [c]

What can a parent do to save his child? He has about the same chance as he does to save himself. But this "rod" whatever it is has the potential to save the child's soul from death. It can't possibly be spanking because that would be something the parent can do to save his child. Only God can save our children, and the only thing we can do is lead them to Him.

In light of this, what do you think the rod could mean? (I only know for sure what it is not...) I have been reading "A Shepherd's Look at Psalm 23" which presents the rod as the Word of God - which would definitely fit in well with these verses... is there any scriptural basis for this interpretation?

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