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 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; Lu 12:47,48; 20:47

.See the parable of the vineyard Isa 5:1-7

.See the parable of the farmers Mt 21:33-41

.See the parable of the talents Mt 25:14-30

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

.See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF