What did the Deuteronomy passage Les cites say was to be done with a rebellious, uncontrollable son?
The parents were to turn him over to the authorities, saying he was a rebellious, drunken son they could not control. The Jewish authorities would then order him stoned, and his corpse hung on a pole as a public spectacle.
Les explains that under the Deuteronomy passage he cites, if a son in Israel was rebellious and so wicked that his parents could do nothing with him, they were to turn him over to the authorities, saying, “Here is a rebellious son, he’s a drunkard, we can do nothing with him.” The Jewish authorities would order him to be stoned; then, not stopping there, in an extreme situation they would make him a public spectacle by hanging the dead corpse on a pole. Les then connects that picture to Peter’s message to Israel: they had treated their Christ like a rebellious, drunkard, wicked son—killing Him and hanging Him on a tree. In reality, He became that on our behalf; He who knew no sin became sin for us. Les notes the crucifixion was awful, not beautiful, despite jewelry and golden crosses, because God laid on Him the sins of the whole human race.