1. Death Penalty

   Shall not be remitted, 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

    adultery, Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:24

    incest, Leviticus 20:11, 12, 14

    bestiality, Exodus 22:19, Leviticus 20:15, 16

    sodomy, Leviticus 18:22, 20:13

    sexual immorality, Deuteronomy 22:21-24

    rape of a betrothed (engaged) virgin, Deuteronomy 22:25

    perjury, Zechariah 5:4

    kidnapping, Exodus 21:16, Deuteronomy 24:7

    upon a priest's daughter, who committed fornication, Leviticus 21:9

    for witchcraft, Exodus 22:18

    offering human sacrifice, Leviticus 20:2-5

    for striking or cursing one's father or mother, Exodus 21:15, 17, Leviticus 20:9

    disobedience to parents, Deuteronomy 21:18-21

    stealing, Zechariah 5:3, 4

    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

    sacrificing to false gods, Exodus 22:20

    refusing to abide by the decision of the court, Deuteronomy 17:12

    for treason, 1 Kings 2:25, Esther 2:23

    sedition, Acts 5:36, 37

2. Modes of Execution of Death Penalty

   Burning, Genesis 38:24, Leviticus 20:14, 21:9, Jeremiah 29:22, Ezekiel 23:25, Daniel 3:19-23

   stoning, Leviticus 20:2, 27, 24:14, Numbers 14:10, 15:33-36, Deuteronomy 13:10, 17:5, 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, 17:7, Acts 7:58

    by the congregation, Numbers 15:35, 36, Deuteronomy 13:9

   Not inflicted by the testimony of less than two witnesses, Numbers 35:30, Deuteronomy 17:6, 19:15

3. Minor Offenses

   Punishable by scourging, Leviticus 19:20, Deuteronomy 22:18, 25:2, 3, Proverbs 17:10, 19:29, 20:30, Matthew 27:26, Mark 15:15, Luke 23:16, John 19:1, Acts 22:24, 29

    imprisonment, Genesis 39:20, 40

   Confinement within limits, see PRISON 1 Kings 2:26, 36-38

4. Entailed

   On children, Exodus 34:7, Jeremiah 31:29, Lamentations 5:7, Ezekiel 18:2, 3

   See Affliction, Design Of; Chastisement; Fine; Judgments; Retaliation; Wicked, Punishment Of

5. According to Deeds Job 34:11, Psalm 62:12, Proverbs 12:14, 24:12, Isaiah 59:18, Jeremiah 17:10, Ezekiel 7:3, 27, 16:59, 39:24, Zechariah 1:6, Matthew 5:22, 16:27, 23:14, Luke 12:47, 48, 20:47

   See the Parable of the vineyard, Isaiah 5:1-7

    husbandman (farmers), Matthew 21:33-41

    of the talents, Matthew 25:14-30

   See Judgment, According To Opportunity And Works

6. Delayed Psalm 50:21, 55:19, Proverbs 1:24-30, Ecclesiastes 8:11-13, Habakkuk 1:2-4

7. Design Of

   TO SECURE OBEDIENCE Genesis 2:17, Exodus 20:3-5, Leviticus 26:14-39, Deuteronomy 13:10, 11, 17:13, 19:20, 21:21, Proverbs 19:25, 21:11, 26:3

   See Judgments, Design Of

8. Divine

   NO ESCAPE FROM Job 11:20, Proverbs 1:24-31, 11:21, 16:5, 29:1, Jeremiah 11:11, 15:1, 25:28, 29, Ezekiel 7:19, Amos 2:14-16, Zephaniah 1:18, Matthew 10:28, 23:33, Romans 2:3, Colossians 3:25, Hebrews 2:3, 12:25

9. Eternal Isaiah 34:8-10, Daniel 12:2, Matthew 3:12, 10:28, 18:8, 25:41, 46, Mark 3:29, Luke 3:17, John 5:29, Hebrews 6:2, 10:28-31, Revelation 14:10, 11, 19:3, 20:10

   See Wicked, Punishment Of