And
the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the
congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp.
//Today's verse refers to a man who was discovered picking up sticks on
the Sabbath day. There are actually fifteen crimes worthy of death,
according to the Old Testament law:
1. Premeditated murder
2. Kidnapping
3. Rape of woman already betrothed.
4. Adultery
5. Homosexuality
6. Incest
7. Bestiality
8. Offering human sacrifices
9. False prophecy
10. Blasphemy
11. Ignoring the Sabbath
12. Sacrificing to false gods
13. Disobedience to parents/authority
14. Striking or cursing parents
15. Magic and divination
Contrast these to the words of Jesus: “"Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone…”
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--Lee
Excellent contrast. Thanks. I'm enjoying catching up on your posts.
ReplyDeleteGee, looking at that list, i lost count how many times I should have been put to death already! (incidentally, would my executioner be required to kill me in a non-premeditated way? As an act of spontaneous murderous rage, perhaps?)
ReplyDeleteGee, looking at that list, i lost count how many times I should have been put to death already! (incidentally, would my executioner be required to kill me in a non-premeditated way? As an act of spontaneous murderous rage, perhaps?)
ReplyDeletewell, your "executioner" would be many stone-throwers, so perhaps no one person would carry the blame.
ReplyDeleteWe'd all be put to death, of course, which may be the whole point. Did these laws actually exist during the time period in which the Bible is writing about (dating back to Moses but recorded much later), and if so, were they actually enforced?
I don't get too up in arms about it, lol.
Hmm, never considered that they might not have been enforced. I guess I always just assumed the ancient Hebrews were as savage as the old testament makes them out to be. I guess it would have been a strong detterent even if not.
ReplyDeleteI jaywalk all the time - sometimes even if the cops are around - because I know that jaywalking laws aren't particularly enforced. But I doubt I'd ever jaywalk if there was a law - no matter how unenforced - that said I could technically be murdered for it!