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; Da3:19-23
• 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; Mt27:26; 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 Affliction, design of

  • See Chastisement

  • See Fine

  • See Judgments

  • See Retaliation

  • See Wicked, punishment of

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; Lu12:47,48; 20:47

• See The parable of the vineyard

• See The parable of the farmers

• See The parable of the talents

• See Judgment, according to opportunity and works

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 Judgments, design of

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; Mr3:29; Lu 3:17; Joh 5:29; Heb 6:2; 10:28-31; Re 14:10,11;19:3; 20:10

• See Wicked, punishment of