Bible verses about Murder

(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Forbidden by Mosaic law
Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17
Why forbidden by God
Genesis 9:6
The law made to restrain
I Timothy 1:9
DESCRIBED AS KILLING
- With premeditation
  Exodus 21:14
- From hatred
  Numbers 35:20,21; Deuteronomy 19:11
- By lying in wait
  Numbers 35:20; Deuteronomy 19:11
- By an instrument of iron
  Numbers 35:16
- By the below of a stone
  Numbers 35:17
- By a hand weapon of wood
  Numbers 35:18
Killing a thief in the day, counted as
Exodus 22:3
Early introduction of
Genesis 4:8
Represented as a sin crying to heaven
Genesis 4:10; Hebrews 12:24; Revelation 6:10
The Jews often guilty of
Isaiah 1:21
PERSONS GUILTY OF
- Fearful and cowardly
  Genesis 4:14
- Wanderers and vagabonds
  Genesis 4:14
- Flee from God's presence
  Genesis 4:16
- Not protected in refuge cities
  Deuteronomy 19:11,12
- Had no protection from altars
  Exodus 21:14
- Not to be pitied or spared
  Deuteronomy 19:13
Often committed by night
Nehemiah 6:10; Job 24:14
Imputed to the nearest city when the murderer was unknown
Deuteronomy 21:1-3
Mode of clearing those suspected of
Deuteronomy 21:3-9; Matthew 27:24
To be proved by two witnesses at least
Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 19:11,15
PUNISHMENT FOR
- The curse of God
  Genesis 4:11
- Death
  Genesis 9:5,6; Exodus 21:12; Numbers 35:16
- Not to be commuted
  Numbers 35:32
- Inflicted by the nearest of kin
  Numbers 35:19,21
- Forbidden
  Genesis 9:6; Exodus 20:13; Deuteronomy 5:17; Romans 13:9
Explained by Christ
Matthew 5:21,22
Hatred is
I John 3:15
Is a work for the flesh
Galatians 5:21
Comes from the heart
Matthew 15:19
DEFILES THE
- Hands
  Isaiah 59:3
- Person and garments
  Lamentations 4:13,14
- Land
  Numbers 35:33; Psalms 106:38
Not concealed from God
Isaiah 26:21; Jeremiah 2:34
Cries for vengeance
Genesis 4:10
GOD
- Abominates
  Proverbs 6:16,17
- Makes inquisition for
  Psalms 9:12
- Will avenge
  Deuteronomy 32:43; I Kings 21:19; Hosea 1:4
- Requires blood for
  Genesis 9:5; Numbers 35:33; I Kings 2:32
- Rejects the prayers of those guilty of
  Isaiah 1:15; 59:2,3
- Curses those guilty of
  Genesis 4:11
The law made to restrain
I Timothy 1:9
SAINTS
- Specially warned against
  I Peter 4:15
- Deprecate the guilt of
  Psalms 51:14
- Should warn others against
  Genesis 37:22; Jeremiah 26:15
Connected with idolatry
Ezekiel 22:3,4; II Kings 3:27
THE WICKED
- Filled with
  Romans 1:29
- Devise
  Genesis 27:41; 37:18
- Intent on
  Jeremiah 22:17
- Lie in wait to commit
  Psalms 10:8-10
- Swift to commit
  Proverbs 1:16; Romans 3:15
- Perpetrate
  Job 24:14; Ezekiel 22:3
- Have hands full of
  Isaiah 1:15
- Encourage others to commit
  I Kings 21:8-10; Proverbs 1:11
Characteristic of the devil
John 8:44
Punishment of
Genesis 4:12-15; 9:6; Numbers 35:30; II Kings 9:36,37; Jeremiah 19:4-9
Punishment of, not commuted under the Law
Numbers 35:31
Of saints, specially avenged
Deuteronomy 32:43; Matthew 23:35; Revelation 18:20,24
Excludes from heaven
Galatians 5:21; Revelation 22:15
Exemplified
- Cain
  Genesis 4:8
- Esau
  Genesis 27:41
- Joseph's brethren
  Genesis 37:20
- Pharaoh
  Exodus 1:22
- Abimelech
  Judges 9:5
- Men of Shechem
  Judges 9:24
- Amalekite
  II Samuel 1:16
- Rechab
  II Samuel 4:5-7
- David
  II Samuel 12:9
- Absalom
  II Samuel 13:29
- Joab
  I Kings 2:31,32
- Baasha
  I Kings 15:27
- Zimri
  I Kings 16:10
- Jezebel
  I Kings 21:10
- Elders of Jezreel
  I Kings 21:13
- Ahab
  I Kings 21:19
- Hazael
  II Kings 8:12,15
- Adrammelech, &c
  II Kings 19:37
- Manasseh
  II Kings 21:16
- Ishmael
  Jeremiah 41:7
- Princes of Israel
  Ezekiel 11:6
- People of Gilead
  Hosea 6:8
- The Herods
  Matthew 2:16; 14:10; Acts 12:2
- Herodias and her daughter
  Matthew 14:8-11
- Chief priests
  Matthew 27:1
- Judas
  Matthew 27:4
- Barabbas
  Mark 15:7
- Jews
  Acts 7:52; I Thessalonians 2:15

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