EX 21:12-14 Murder Law

Law

• One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death, 

• But not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee. 

• If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

Judgement

• One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death, 

• But not if it is unintentional, but God allows it to happen; then I will appoint you a place where he shall flee. 

• If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

• At the hand of every man's brother I will require the life of man.

GEN 9:5 (TCMV)

• Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man,

GEN 9:6 (TCMV)

Biblical Example

• And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. 24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

2 Kings 21:23-24 (KJV)

This biblical example is referring to King Amon's assassination. King Amon became king at twenty-two years old and reigned two years over Judah. He did evil in the sight of YHWH.