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Puritan Board Freshman
Speaking of death by stoning, don't you notice the ceremonial aspects of it too? When we think of the death penalty today, we think of stuff like hanging, firing squad, lethal injection etc. All these deaths are executed swiftly, and most of the time secretly.
But in the OT, you have stoning... done by the people. And the person will usually die a slow, painful death - if not killed by the stones, he will die by bleeding. Remember in Genesis...
Even this ceremony was to remind us of the terrible consequences of sin, that it demands our life, which even our own blood cannot repay!
But in the OT, you have stoning... done by the people. And the person will usually die a slow, painful death - if not killed by the stones, he will die by bleeding. Remember in Genesis...
"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man." - Genesis 9:6 KJV
Even this ceremony was to remind us of the terrible consequences of sin, that it demands our life, which even our own blood cannot repay!