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PunishmentNAVE'S
DEATH PENALTY
Will not be commuted Numbers 35:31
In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted
For murder Genesis 9:5,6 · Numbers 35:16-21,30-33 · Deuteronomy 17:6
For adultery Leviticus 20:10 · Deuteronomy 22:24
For incest Leviticus 20:11,12,14
For bestiality Exodus 22:19 · Leviticus 20:15,16
For sodomy Leviticus 18:22 · Leviticus 20:13
For sexual immorality Deuteronomy 22:21-24
For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin Deuteronomy 22:25
For perjury Zechariah 5:4
For kidnapping Exodus 21:16 · Deuteronomy 24:7
For the promiscuousness of a priest' s daughter Leviticus 21:9
For witchcraft Exodus 22:18
For offering human sacrifice Leviticus 20:2-5
For striking or cursing one' s father or mother Exodus 21:15,17 · Leviticus 20:9
For disobedience to parents Deuteronomy 21:18-21
For stealing Zechariah 5:3,4
For blasphemy Leviticus 24:11-14,16,23
For desecrating the Sabbath day Exodus 35:2 · Numbers 15:32-36
For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines Deuteronomy 13:1-10
For sacrificing to false gods Exodus 22:20
For refusing to abide by the decision of the court Deuteronomy 17:12
For treason 1 Kings 2:25 · Esther 2:23
For sedition Acts 5:36,37
MODES OF EXECUTION OF DEATH PENALTY
Burning Genesis 38:24 · Leviticus 20:14 · Leviticus 21:9 · Jeremiah 29:22 · Ezekiel 23:25 · Daniel 3:19-23
Stoning Leviticus 20:2,27 · Leviticus 24:14 · Numbers 14:10 · Numbers 15:33-36 · Deuteronomy 13:10 · Deuteronomy 17:5 · Deuteronomy 22:21,24 · Joshua 7:25 · 1 Kings 21:10 · Ezekiel 16:40
Hanging Genesis 40:22 · Deuteronomy 21:22,23 · Joshua 8:29
Beheading Matthew 14:10 · Mark 6:16,27,28
Crucifixion Matthew 27:35,38 · Mark 15:24,27 · Luke 23:33
The sword Exodus 32:27,28 · 1 Kings 2:25,34,46 · Acts 12:2
Executed by the accusing witnesses Deuteronomy 13:9 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · Acts 7:58
Executed by the entire congregation Numbers 15:35,36 · Deuteronomy 13:9
Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses Numbers 35:30 · Deuteronomy 17:6 · Deuteronomy 19:15
MINOR OFFENSES
Punishable by
Scourging Leviticus 19:20 · Deuteronomy 22:18 · Deuteronomy 25:2,3 · Proverbs 17:10 · Proverbs 19:29 · Proverbs 20:30 · Matthew 27:26 · Mark 15:15 · Luke 23:16 · John 19:1 · Acts 22:24,29
Imprisonment Genesis 39:20 · Genesis 40
See also: Prison
Confinement within limits 1 Kings 2:26,36-38
ENTAILED
Upon children Exodus 34:7 · Jeremiah 31:29 · Lamentations 5:7 · Ezekiel 18:2,3
See also: Affliction, Design Of
See also: Chastisement
See also: Fine
See also: Judgments
See also: Retaliation
See also: Wicked, Punishment Of
ACCORDING TO DEEDS Job 34:11 · Psalms 62:12 · Proverbs 12:14 · Proverbs 24:12 · Isaiah 59:18 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Ezekiel 7:3,27 · Ezekiel 16:59 · Ezekiel 39:24 · Zechariah 1:6 · Matthew 5:22 · Matthew 16:27 · Matthew 23:14 · Luke 12:47,48 · Luke 20:47
See the parable of the vineyard Isaiah 5:1-7
See the parable of the farmers Matthew 21:33-41
See the parable of the talents Matthew 25:14-30
See also: Judgment, According To Opportunity And Works
DELAYED Psalms 50:21 · Psalms 55:19 · Proverbs 1:24-30 · Ecclesiastes 8:11-13 · Habakkuk 1:2-4
DESIGN OF
To secure obedience Genesis 2:17 · Exodus 20:3-5 · Leviticus 26:14-39 · Deuteronomy 13:10,11 · Deuteronomy 17:13 · Deuteronomy 19:20 · Deuteronomy 21:21 · Proverbs 19:25 · Proverbs 21:11 · Proverbs 26:3
See also: Judgments, Design Of
DIVINE
No Escape from Job 11:20 · Proverbs 1:24-31 · Proverbs 11:21 · Proverbs 16:5 · Proverbs 29:1 · Jeremiah 11:11 · Jeremiah 15:1 · Jeremiah 25:28,29 · Ezekiel 7:19 · Amos 2:14-16 · Zephaniah 1:18 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 23:33 · Romans 2:3 · Colossians 3:25 · Hebrews 2:3 · Hebrews 12:25
ETERNAL Isaiah 34:8-10 · Daniel 12:2 · Matthew 3:12 · Matthew 10:28 · Matthew 18:8 · Matthew 25:41,46 · Mark 3:29 · Luke 3:17 · John 5:29 · Hebrews 6:2 · Hebrews 10:28-31 · Revelation 14:10,11 · Revelation 19:3 · Revelation 20:10
See also: Wicked, Punishment Of
Topical index: Nave's Topical Bible (public domain); structured data CC BY from the BibleData project.