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