Bible Law Index
of the LAWS, STATUTES, and JUDGMENTS of GOD

OT= Old Testament
NT = New Testament

XXV. LEGAL PROCEDURE
  1. Judges appointed.
    • OT=Ex. 18:13-26; Deut. 1:15-17; 16:18; II Sam. 7:11; II Chron. 19:4-6

    1. Moses, the first Judge, to judge in hard matters.
      • OT=Ex.18:13-22,26; Deut. 1:17
    2. Appointed rulers to judge in small matters.
      • OT=Ex. 18:21-22,24-26

      1. Judges must decide righteously.
        • OT=Lev. 19:15; Deut. 16:18,20; 19:16-21; 25:1
      2. Not to perevert justice.
        • OT=Ex. 23:2,7-8; Lev. 19:15; Deut. 1:17; 16:19; Psalm 82:2; Prov. 17:15,23; 24:23
        • NT=John 7:24; Acts 23:1-3; 25:9-11, James 2:4
      3. Judges ( Rulers ) must not take bribes.
        • OT=Ex. 23:8; Deut. 16:19; Prov. 15:27; 17:23; 29:4
      4. Wisdom is needed in judgement.
        • OT=I Kings 3:9; II Chron. 1:10
        • NT=James 1:5
      5. The judge is limited to human affairs.
        • OT=I Sam. 2:25

    3. The king as judge.
      • OT=I Kings 7:7

  2. Court Proceedure.
    1. Duties of a witness.
      • OT=Ex. 23:1; Lev. 5:1; Deut. 17:7; Prov. 24:28
      • NT=Matt. 18:15-17

      1. Two or more witnesses required to testify against a person.
        • OT=Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15
        • NT=MAtt. 18:16; II Cor. 13:1; I Tim. 5:19; Heb. 10:28
      2. Perjury--False witness condemned.
        • OT=Ex. 20:16; 23:1; Deut. 19:16-19; Psalm 27:12; Prov. 6:6-19; 12:17; 14:5,25; 19:5,9; 25:18; Dan. 6:24
        • NT=Matt. 15:19; 26:59; Acts 5:1-10

    2. Contempt of court.
      • OT=Deut. 17:12-13
      • NT=Rom. 13:1-3; Titus 3:1
    3. Cities of refuge to be appointed for those who commit manslaughter.
      • OT=Ex. 21:12-14; Num. 35:11-15, 22-28; Deut. 4:41-42; Deut. 19:1-13
    4. Inquest for the slain.
      • OT=Deut. 21:1-9

  3. Publication of the Law.
    • OT=Deut. 27:1-3,8; 31:10-13

    1. Instruction in the Law.
      • OT=Ex. 24:12; Deut. 5:31; 6:6-9, 20-25; Prov. 22:6
      • NT=Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15; II Tim. 2:2
    2. Obediance to the Law.
      • OT=Lev. 18:4-5; Deut. 5:32-33; Ezra 7:26; Ez. 20:19

      1. Sinning through ignorance of the Law.
        • OT=Lev. 4:22-23,27-28; Num. 15:27-29
        • NT=Luke 12:48
      2. Willful sinning against God's Law.
        • OT=Num. 15:30-31; Deut. 17:12; II Sam. 12:9-10; Ezra 10:7-8; Psalm 19:13
        • NT=Heb. 10:26; II Peter 2:20-21

  4. Judgements
    1. Judgement is from God.
      • OT=Deut. 1:17; II Chron. 19:6
    2. The righteous to be justified and the wicked condemned.
      • OT=LEv. 19:15; Deut. 25:1; Prov. 17:15; 18:5; 24:23-24
    3. Let the punishment fit the crime.
      • OT=Ex. 21:22-27; Num. 35:16-21,30-31; Deut. 19:21
    4. The sentance is to carried out speedily.
      • OT=Deut. 25:2-3; Ezra 7:26
    5. Capital punishment to be administered for crimes of:
      1. Murder
        • OT=Gen. 9:5-6; Ex. 21:12; Lev. 24:17
      2. Kidnapping
        • OT=Ex. 21:16; Deut. 24:17
      3. Adultry
        • OT=Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22
      4. Incest
        • OT=Lev. 20:11-12,14
      5. Sodomy
        • OT=Lev. 20:13,15-16
      6. Rape
        • OT=Deut. 22:25
      7. Witchcraft
        • OT=Ex. 22:18
      8. Disobediance to parents.
        • OT=Ex. 21:15,17; Deut. 21:18-21
      9. Worship of false gods.
        • OT=Deut. 17:2-5
      10. Child sacrifice
        • OT=Lev.20:2-5; Deut. 12:29-31; Jer. 7:31; 19:5
      11. Blasphemy
        • OT=Lev. 24:11-16,23
      12. False prophets
        • OT=Deut. 13:1-10
      13. Desacration of the Sabbath.
        • OT=Num. 15:32-36

  5. Appeals
    1. To Moses.
      • OT=Ex. 18:26
    2. To priests
      • OT=Deut. 17:8-11
    3. To the king
      • OT=I Kings 3:16-27

  6. Damages
    1. For maiming a person.
      • OT=Lev. 24:19-20; Deut. 19:21
    2. For stealing.
      • OT=Ex. 22:1-5; Num. 5:6-7

      1. When there is no kinsman, recompense should be made unto the Lord.
        • OT=Num. 5:8

    3. For starting a fire.
      • OT=Ex. 22:6
    4. For breech of trust.
      • OT=Lev. 6:1-5
    5. For killing an animal.
      • OT=Ex. 21:35-36; Lev. 24:18,21
    6. For the loss of an animal falling into a pit.
      • OT=Ex. 21:33-34
    7. For the loss of borrowed animals.
      • OT=Ex. 22:14

  7. Lawsuits
    • NT=Matt. 5:25, 40; I Cor. 6:1-8

  8. Methods of punishment.
    1. The penalty should fit the crime.
      • OT=Gen. 9:6; Ex. 21:22-25; Lev. 24:19-20; Num. 35:33; Deut. 19:21
      • NT=Matt. 5:38; 26:52; Rev. 13:10
    2. By burning
      • OT=Gen. 38:24; Lev. 20:14
    3. Death for murder
      • OT=Ex. 21:12; Lev. 24:21; Num. 35:16-21, 30-31, 33; Ezra 7:26
    4. By Mutilation
      • OT=Deut. 25:11-12
    5. By hanging.
      • OT=Deut. 21:22-23; Esther 7:9-10
    6. By stoning.
      • OT=Lev. 24:14,16
    7. By scourging or beating.
      • OT=Deut. 25:2-3
      • NT=Luke 12:48
    8. By confiscation of goods and excommunication..
      • OT=Ezra 7:26; 10:8
    9. by imprisonment.
      • OT=Ezra 7:26
    10. By renumeration.
      • OT=Ex. 21:19,32-36
    11. By restitution of stolen or borrowed property.
      • OT=Ex. 22:10-15
    12. By crucufixion.
      • NT=Matt. 27:35

  9. Agents that are to exact God's punishment.
    1. State executioner.
      • OT=Num. 35:27
      • NT=Rom. 13:1-4
    2. Nation
      • OT=Joshua 7:25
    3. Prophets
      • OT=I Sam. 15:33; I Kings 18:40
    4. Soldiers
      • NT=Matt. 27:27-35

  10. Methods of protection of those guilty of manslaughter.
    1. Cities of refuge.
      • OT=Ex. 21:13; Num. 35:6-15, 22-28; Deut. 4:41-42

      1. Protection until trial.
        • OT=Num. 35:12
      2. Unintentional manslayer to remain in city of refuge until the death of the High Priest.
        • OT=Num. 35:25-28, 32; Joshua 20:2-6

    2. Murderer is not protected.
      • OT=Num. 35:30-31; Deut. 19:11-13

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