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Punishment

DEATH PENALTY

• Will not be commuted
• —Nu 35:31
• In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted
• • For murder
  —Ge 9:5,6; Nu 35:16-21,30-33; De 17:6
  • For adultery
  —Le 20:10; De 22:24
  • For incest
  —Le 20:11,12,14
  • For bestiality
  —Ex 22:19; Le 20:15,16
  • For sodomy
  —Le 18:22; 20:13
  • For sexual immorality
  —De 22:21-24
  • For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin
  —De 22:25
  • For perjury
  —Zec 5:4
  • For kidnapping
  —Ex 21:16; De 24:7
  • For the promiscuousness of a priest's daughter
  —Le 21:9
  • For witchcraft
  —Ex 22:18
  • For offering human sacrifice
  —Le 20:2-5
  • For striking or cursing one's father or mother
  —Ex 21:15,17; Le 20:9
  • For disobedience to parents
  —De 21:18-21
  • For stealing
  —Zec 5:3,4
  • For blasphemy
  —Le 24:11-14,16,23
  • For desecrating the Sabbath day
  —Ex 35:2; Nu 15:32-36
  • For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines
  —De 13:1-10
  • For sacrificing to false gods
  —Ex 22:20
  • For refusing to abide by the decision of the court
  —De 17:12
  • For treason
  —1Ki 2:25; Es 2:23
  • For sedition
  —Ac 5:36,37
• MODES OF EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY
• • Burning
  —Ge 38:24; Le 20:14; 21:9; Jer 29:22; Eze 23:25; Da 3:19-23
  • Stoning
  —Le 20:2,27; 24:14; Nu 14:10; 15:33-36; De 13:10; 17:5; 22:21,24; Jos 7:25; 1Ki 21:10; Eze 16:40
  • Hanging
  —Ge 40:22; De 21:22,23; Jos 8:29
  • Beheading
  —Mt 14:10; Mr 6:16,27,28
  • Crucifixion
  —Mt 27:35,38; Mr 15:24,27; Lu 23:33
  • The sword
  —Ex 32:27,28; 1Ki 2:25,34,46; Ac 12:2
  • Executed by the accusing witnesses
  —De 13:9; 17:7; Ac 7:58
  • Executed by the entire congregation
  —Nu 15:35,36; De 13:9
• Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses
• —Nu 35:30; De 17:6; 19:15

MINOR OFFENSES

• Punishable by
• • Scourging
  —Le 19:20; De 22:18; 25:2,3; Pr 17:10; 19:29; 20:30; Mt 27:26; Mr 15:15; Lu 23:16; Joh 19:1; Ac 22:24,29
  • Imprisonment
  —Ge 39:20; 40
  • See
  PRISON
• Confinement within limits
• —1Ki 2:26,36-38

ENTAILED

• Upon children
• —Ex 34:7; Jer 31:29; La 5:7; Eze 18:2,3
• See DESIGN OF
• AFFLICTION,
• See
• CHASTISEMENT
• See
• FINE
• See
• JUDGMENTS
• See
• RETALIATION
• See PUNISHMENT OF
• WICKED,

ACCORDING TO DEEDS—Job 34:11; Ps 62:12; Pr 12:14; 24:12; Isa 59:18; Jer 17:10; Eze 7:3,27; 16:59; 39:24; Zec 1:6; Mt 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; Lu 12:47,48; 20:47

• See parable of the vineyard
• —Isa 5:1-7
• See parable of the farmers
• —Mt 21:33-41
• See parable of the talents
• —Mt 25:14-30
• See ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS
• JUDGMENT,

DELAYED—Ps 50:21; 55:19; Pr 1:24-30; Ec 8:11-13; Hab 1:2-4

DESIGN OF

• To secure obedience
• —Ge 2:17; Ex 20:3-5; Le 26:14-39; De 13:10,11; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; Pr 19:25; 21:11; 26:3
• See DESIGN OF
• JUDGMENTS,

DIVINE

• No Escape from
• —Job 11:20; Pr 1:24-31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; Jer 11:11; 15:1; 25:28,29; Eze 7:19; Am 2:14-16; Zep 1:18; Mt 10:28; 23:33; Ro 2:3; Col 3:25; Heb 2:3; 12:25

ETERNAL—Isa 34:8-10; Da 12:2; Mt 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41,46; Mr 3:29; Lu 3:17; Joh 5:29; Heb 6:2; 10:28-31; Re 14:10,11; 19:3; 20:10

• See PUNISHMENT OF
• WICKED,