You Shall Love the LORD You Shall Love Your Neighbor
You shall have no other gods before Me You shall make no graven images You shall not take God's name in vain Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy Honor your father and mother You shall not murder You shall not commit adultery You shall not steal You shall not bear false witness You shall not covet your neighbors possessions

You shall not take God's name in vain

Punishment: Stoning
  Reasons for Stoning  

           Stoning is the usual and oridnary mode of death penalty in the scripture.  Prior to stoning, a trial must be held (Num. 35:30, Deut. 17:6, Deut. 19:15, Matt. 18:16, 2 Cor. 13:1).  This trial was before a judge from the levites (Deut. 17:9).  After a trial, if found guilty, a punishment was given (Lev. 4:13, 22, 27, Lev. 5:17, Lev. 6:4).  This punishment was a sin offering or trespass offering.  If the crime committed was deserving of death a sentence was stoning was given for the following crimes.

Reasons for Stoning:

  1. Adultery (Lev. 20:10).

  2. Bestiality (Ex. 22:19).

  3. Blaspheming God (Lev. 24:16).

  4. False Prophet (Deut. 13:1-11).

  5. Homosexuality (Lev. 20:13).

  6. Idolatry (Lev. 20:2).

  7. Juvenile Delinquency (Deut. 21:18-21).

  8. Manstealing/Kidnapping (Ex. 21:16).

  9. Misrepresenting yourself as virgin in marriage (Deut. 22:13-30. Deut. 22:21).

  10. Murder (Lev. 24:17-20).

  11. Negligence causing death (Ex. 21:28-32).

  12. Not heeding a judges sentence (Deut. 17:9-12).

  13. Passing your seed to Molech (Lev. 20:2).

  14. Perjury (Deut. 19:16-21).

  15. Rape (Deut. 22:23-26).

  16. Sabbath Breaking (Ex. 31:15, Num. 15:32-36).

  17. Witchcraft (Lev. 20:27).


By Steve Siefken

 
  "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15