Biblical law places an uncompromising burden on judges and rulers: justice must be done—even when the offender is unknown. In this chapter, Rushdoony unpacks the powerful principle behind the law of the slain man in Deuteronomy 21, showing how civil authorities bear collective responsibility before God for righting every wrong. The requirement of restitution, even by proxy, reveals a deeper truth: true justice cannot be evaded, and when rulers fail in their duty, God's judgment falls not only on the individual, but on the entire social order.

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