The Plan of the Ages

God’s Dispensational Dealings with Humanity

Capital Punishment

Lesson XVI

September 4, 2005

I Man’s responsibility after the flood was to govern the earth for God

Genesis 9:1-6 (While the earth remaineth Genesis 8:22)

a) Be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth

cf Genesis 1:28 replenish

b) be over the creation, not ruled by it

c) to govern, including Capital Punishment

II Regarding Capital Punishment

a) God is sovereign

1. He is the Creator of all

2. He is the Potter, we are the clay

III God instituted Human Government

Psalm 62:11 power belongeth unto God

Romans 13:1 powers are ordained of God

Daniel 4:17,25 Most High ruleth

Daniel 4:28-37 Nebuchadnezzar learned that lesson

cf Deuteronomy 8:18

IV The purpose of human government

Romans 13:1-7 to punish evil doers

1 Peter 2:13-14 to protect the doers of good

cf Hebrews 5:14

Isaiah 5:20

V Two important verses regarding punishment

Isaiah 26:9-10 reducing punishment will not reduce crime

Ecclesiastes 8:11 delay in punishment increases crime

VI The reason for Capital Punishment: man is not an animal

Genesis 9:5-6

VIIThe Bible makes a distinction between manslaughter and murder

Numbers 35:6,11,12,16-32

VIII The blood of murdered victims defiles the earth

Numbers 35:33 blood of murdered victims pollute the land

Psalm 106:37,38 land polluted with blood

Genesis 4:10 blood crieth

Luke 11:49-51 shall be required

IX Murder fills up the cup of iniquity

Psalm 75:6-8 hand of the Lord there is a cup

Revelation 14:10 cup of His indignation

Genesis 15:16 iniquity not full

Ezekiel 7:23-25 full of bloody crimes