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Punishment

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Punishment in the Bible Dictionary

1. Death penalty
2. Will not be commuted Num 35:31 Read
3. In the Mosaic law the death penalty was inflicted
4. For murder Gen 9:5, 6; Num 35:16–21, 30–33; Deut 17:6 Read
5. For adultery Lev 20:10; Deut 22:24 Read
6. For incest Lev 20:11, 12, 14 Read
7. For bestiality Ex 22:19; Lev 20:15, 16 Read
8. For sodomy Lev 18:22; 20:13 Read
9. For sexual immorality Deut 22:21–24 Read
10. For the rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin Deut 22:25 Read
11. For perjury Zech 5:4 Read
12. For kidnapping Ex 21:16; Deut 24:7 Read
13. For the promiscuousness of a priest’s daughter Lev 21:9 Read
14. For witchcraft Ex 22:18 Read
15. For offering human sacrifice Lev 20:2–5 Read
16. For striking or cursing one’s father or mother Ex 21:15, 17; Lev 20:9 Read
17. For disobedience to parents Deut 21:18–21 Read
18. For stealing Zech 5:3, 4 Read
19. For blasphemy Lev 24:11–14, 16, 23 Read
20. For desecrating the Sabbath day Ex 35:2; Num 15:32–36 Read
21. For prophesying falsely, or propagating false doctrines Deut 13:1–10 Read
22. For sacrificing to false gods Ex 22:20 Read
23. For refusing to abide by the decision of the court Deut 17:12 Read
24. For treason 1 Kgs 2:25; Esth 2:23 Read
25. For sedition Acts 5:36, 37 Read
26. Modes of execution of death penalty
27. Burning Gen 38:24; Lev 20:14; 21:9; Jer 29:22; Ezek 23:25; Dan 3:19–23 Read
28. Stoning Lev 20:2, 27; 24:14; Num 14:10; 15:33–36; Deut 13:10; 17:5; 22:21, 24; Josh 7:25; 1 Kgs 21:10; Ezek 16:40 Read
29. Hanging Gen 40:22; Deut 21:22, 23; Josh 8:29 Read
30. Beheading Matt 14:10; Mark 6:16, 27, 28 Read
31. Crucifixion Matt 27:35, 38; Mark 15:24, 27; Luke 23:33 Read
32. The sword Ex 32:27, 28; 1 Kgs 2:25, 34, 46; Acts 12:2 Read
33. Executed by the accusing witnesses Deut 13:9; 17:7; Acts 7:58 Read
34. Executed by the entire congregation Num 15:35, 36; Deut 13:9 Read
35. Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses Num 35:30; Deut 17:6; 19:15 Read
36. Minor offenses
37. Punishable by
38. Scourging Lev 19:20; Deut 22:18; 25:2, 3; Prov 17:10; 19:29; 20:30; Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; Luke 23:16; John 19:1; Acts 22:24, 29 Read
39. Imprisonment Gen 39:20; 40 Read
40. See Prison
41. Confinement within limits 1 Kgs 2:26, 36–38 Read
42. Entailed
43. Upon children Ex 34:7; Jer 31:29; Lam 5:7; Ezek 18:2, 3 Read
44. See Affliction, design of
45. See Chastisement
46. See Fine
47. See Judgments
48. See Retaliation
49. See Wicked, punishment of
50. According to deeds Job 34:11; Ps 62:12; Prov 12:14; 24:12; Isa 59:18; Jer 17:10; Ezek 7:3, 27; 16:59; 39:24; Zech 1:6; Matt 5:22; 16:27; 23:14; Luke 12:47, 48; 20:47 Read
51. See the parable of the vineyard Isa 5:1–7 Read
52. See the parable of the farmers Matt 21:33–41 Read
53. See the parable of the talents Matt 25:14–30 Read
54. See Judgment, according to opportunity and works
55. Delayed Ps 50:21; 55:19; Prov 1:24–30; Eccl 8:11–13; Hab 1:2–4 Read
56. Design of
57. To secure obedience Gen 2:17; Ex 20:3–5; Lev 26:14–39; Deut 13:10, 11; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; Prov 19:25; 21:11; 26:3 Read
58. See Judgments, design of
59. Divine
60. No Escape from Job 11:20; Prov 1:24–31; 11:21; 16:5; 29:1; Jer 11:11; 15:1; 25:28, 29; Ezek 7:19; Amos 2:14–16; Zeph 1:18; Matt 10:28; 23:33; Rom 2:3; Col 3:25; Heb 2:3; 12:25 Read
61. Eternal Isa 34:8–10; Dan 12:2; Matt 3:12; 10:28; 18:8; 25:41, 46; Mark 3:29; Luke 3:17; John 5:29; Heb 6:2; 10:28–31; Rev 14:10, 11; 19:3; 20:10 Read
62. See Wicked, punishment of

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.