Feb 22, 2005 21:54
Exodus 22:20 states: He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
See also and Numbers 25:1-15.
Numbers 1:51 states: ...when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. See also Numbers 3:10, 18:7 and 17:13.
Deuteronomy 13:1-10 states that a person who tries to convince an Israelite to convert to another religion must be killed.
Leviticus 20:27 calls for the execution by stoning of all mediums and spiritists, both male and female.
Exodus 22:18 states: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.
Leviticus 20:10 states: And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. This is repeated in Deuteronomy 22:22
Leviticus 20:11 states: And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death...
Leviticus 20:13 states: If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death...
Leviticus 20:15 states: And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast.... See also Exodus 22:19.
Deuteronomy 22:13-21 concludes: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die... there is no penalty for men who practiced adultry.
Deuteronomy 20:14 states that any woman who has sexual activity with her mother requires that all three be burned alive.
Deuteronomy 22:23-24 states: If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die. There is no penalty for a man who seduces another woman, even while engaged.
Deuteronomy 22:25 states: But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die. A man who raped a single woman who was not engaged would only have to marry her and give 50 shekels of silver to her father.
Leviticus 21:9 states: And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
Levitucus 24:17 requires that "he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death." Although, a slight mistranslation. The Hebrew word "ratsach" and the Greek word "phoneuo" used in the scriptures mean "kill with premeditation." Crimes of passion are perfectly fine.
Exodus 21:20, states that if a slave-owner kills his male or female slave, he will be "punished." The nature of the punishment is not specified. The murderer would presumably not receive the death penalty, because if he were to be killed, then the text to say this directly. However, if the injured slave lives for a while after the beating before dying of the abuse, the owner is not punished at all.
Exodus 21:16 states: And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. Refers to kidnapping.
Leviticus 20:2-5 states: Whosoever.... giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death. "Molech" refers to any pagan God, sacrifice to the christian God is fine.
Exodus 21:17 states: And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. Curse refers to "to degrade or shame."
Exodus 21:15 states: And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Exodus 21:29 states: But if the ox .....hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. If a man has an ox who hurts people, and he does not kill it, both will be put to death.
Deuteronomy 21:18-21 states: If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother.....all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die.....
Leviticus 24:16 states: And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death.
Exodus 35:2 states: ...but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. Records show that men were put to death for gathering wood on a Saturday. SATURDAY, not Sunday. The "day of the lord" was changed for convenience sake.
Deuteronomy 17:12 states: And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die....
Deuteronomy 19:15-21 states in part (with reference to a murder trial) ....if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother...
Exodus 21:22-23 states: "If men strive [i.e. fight], and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."
If two men are fighting and accidentally hurt a pregnant woman so that she has a miscarriage, then:
-if the woman fully recovers, then the man responsible will have to pay a fine to the woman's husband.
-if the woman dies, then the man would be killed also.
-if some other harm comes to the woman, (e.g. loss of an eye or tooth) then that would be inflicted upon the man as well.
other crimes for which the death penalty was excercized:
A male who was not circumcised: Genesis 17:14
-Eating leavened bread during the Feast of Unleavened Bread: Exodus 12:15
-Manufacturing anointing oil: Exodus 30:33
-Engaging in ritual animal sacrifices other than at the temple: Leviticus 17:1-9
-Consuming blood: Leviticus 17:10
-Eating peace offerings while ritually unclean: Leviticus 7:20
-Waiting too long before consuming sacrifices: Leviticus 19:5-8
-Sexual activity with a woman who is menstruating: Leviticus 20:18
-Going to the temple in an unclean state: Numbers 19:13
-Persons teaching another religion: Deuteronomy 13:1-11
-A prophet whose prophecy does not come true: Deuteronomy 18:22
-Gluttony and excessive drinking: Deuteronomy 21:20
In Genesis 6, God was disappointed at the wickedness and evil acts of humanity. He sent the flood in Genesis 7:6 which killed every man, woman, child, infant, new-born and animal, except for those who were in Noah's ark. This is as close as humanity has come to a complete genocide. The exact nature of the wickedness is not defined. God also killed Er in Genesis 38:8 for some unknown form of wickedness.
In Genesis 18:20, God had heard that the people of Sodom were wicked and evil. He sent some angels there, who confirmed the stories. In Genesis 19:24, God demolished Sodom and all of its men, women, children, infants, new-born, plants and animals, except for Lot's family. The crime of the people of Sodom has been interpreted by some to be homosexual rape, and by others to be any form of homosexual behavior. Others say it was due to lack of hospitality for strangers.
In Genesis 19:17, the angels told Lot to: ....Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain.... Lot's wife looked back. God killed her and turned her into a pillar of salt.
Onan was required by Jewish law and tradition to marry his brother's widow and have a male child who would be considered the brother's heir. This is called levirate marriage. He didn't want to do this, and so practiced an elementary form of birth control. God killed him.
Acts 5:1 to 11 describe how a couple, Ananias and Sapphira sold an piece of real estate. They gave part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full proceeds from the sale. Peter interpreted their act as lying to the Holy Ghost. God killed Ananias on the spot. Three hours later, Sapphira repeated the lie to Peter. He cursed her and God killed her immediately.