▁the ▁earlier ▁text ▁of ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 1 ▁The ▁" double ▁portion " ▁to ▁be ▁inherited ▁by ▁the ▁first born ▁son ▁is ▁literally ▁a ▁" double ▁mouth ful ". ▁Jacob ▁had ▁said ▁to ▁Joseph ▁in ▁his ▁last ▁test ament , ▁" I ▁give ▁you ▁one ▁portion ▁more ▁than ▁your ▁brothers ". ▁ ▁The ▁pun ishment ▁of ▁being ▁st oned ▁outside ▁the ▁city , ▁pres cribed ▁in ▁ ▁for ▁a ▁stub born ▁and ▁reb elli ous ▁son , ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁pun ishment ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁bl as ph em ing ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁in ▁. ▁The ▁Jam ies on - F aus set - B rown ▁Bible ▁Comment ary ▁suggests ▁that ▁" par ents ▁are ▁considered ▁God ' s ▁represent atives ▁and ▁inv ested ▁with ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁authority ▁over ▁their ▁children " ▁and ▁therefore ▁ref us al ▁to ▁obey ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁one ' s ▁father ▁or ▁mother , ▁when ▁they ▁have ▁ch ast ened ▁one , ▁is ▁a kin ▁to ▁ref us al ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁God . ▁ ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁words , ▁" a ▁gl utton ▁and ▁a ▁dr unk ard ", ▁as ▁, ▁also ▁linked ▁in ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁vers es ▁of ▁Pro ver bs ▁to ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁ob ed ience ▁to ▁and ▁respect ▁for ▁one ' s ▁parents : ▁" List en ▁to ▁your ▁father ▁who ▁beg ot ▁you , ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁desp ise ▁your ▁mother ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁old " ▁( ). ▁ ▁De uter