MURDER

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

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The designed and malevolent taking of human life, was by the original appointment of God, a crime to be punished by death. Cain, the first murderer, recognized it as such, Ge 4:14. The ground for the death penalty for murder is the eminent dignity and sacredness of man as a child of God, Ge 9:5-6. Like the Sabbath and marriage, it is a primeval and universal institution for mankind, and all nations have so recognized it, Ac 28:4. The Mosaic code reenacted it, Le 24:17; and while providing for the unintentional homicide a safe retreat, declares that deliberate murder must be punished by death, from which neither the city of refuge nor the altar of God could shield the criminal, Ex 21:12-14 Nu 35:9-34 De 19:1-13 1Ki 2:5-6,28-34. Death was usually inflicted by stoning, upon the testimony of at least two witnesses, Nu 35:30. If a corpse were found in the open fields, and the murderer could not be discovered, the town nearest to the spot was obliged to purge itself by a solemn ceremony, lest it should become liable to the judgments of God, De 21:1-9. In various ways God is represented as specially abhorring this crime, and securing its punishment, De 32:43 2Sa 21:1 Ps 9:12 55:23 Ho 1:4 Re 22:15. Our Savior instructs us that one may be guilty, in the sight of God, of murder in the heart, without any overt act, Mt 5:21-22 1Jo 3:15. Nothing is said especially in the law respecting selfmurder, and only the cases of Saul, Ahithophel, and Judas are described in the Bible, 1Sa 31:4 2Sa 17:23 Ac 1:18. Of all murders, that of the soul is incomparably the most awful, Joh 8:44, and many plunge not only themselves but also others into the second death.

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Murder. Murder
Wilful murder was distinguished from accidental homicide, and was invariably visited with capital punishment (Num. 35:16, 18, 21, 31; Lev. 24:17). This law in its principle is founded on the fact of man’s having been made in the likeness of God (Gen. 9:5, 6; John 8:44; 1 John 3:12, 15). The Mosiac law prohibited any compensation for murder or the reprieve of the murderer (Ex. 21:12, 14; Deut. 19:11, 13; 2 Sam. 17:25; 20:10). Two witnesses were required in any capital case (Num. 35:19-30; Deut. 17:6-12). If the murderer could not be discovered, the city nearest the scene of the murder was required to make expiation for the crime committed (Deut. 21:1-9). These offences also were to be punished with death, (1) striking a parent; (2) cursing a parent; (3) kidnapping (Ex. 21:15-17; Deut. 27:16).

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MURDER. → See HOMICIDE

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(1) Forbidden Ex 20:13; Mt 19:18; Ro 13:9; 1Pe 4:15; 1Jo 3:15 (2) Examples of Ge 4:8; 49:6; Jud 9:5; 1Sa 22:18; 2Sa 13:28; 1Ki 21:13; 2Ch 24:21 Mt 2:16; Ac 7:58 --SEE Assassination, NATION, THE (3) Punishment of Wilful Ge 9:6; Ex 21:12; Le 24:17; Nu 35:16,31; De 19:11; Pr 28:17 (3) Of Children Ex 1:16; Mt 2:16; Ac 7:19 -- of Brethren. SEE Fratricide, HOME -- of Rulers. SEE Assassination, NATION, THE

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murder. Murder, n. a killing unlawfully with malice

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Mur″der (mûr″dẽr), n. [[OE. morder, morther, AS. morðor, fr. morð murder; akin to D. moord, OS. morð, G., Dan., & Sw. mord, Icel. morð, Goth. maúrþr, OSlav. mrēti to die, Lith. mirti, W. marw dead, L. mors, mortis, death, mori, moriri, to die, Gr. βροτόσ (for μροτόσ) mortal, ἄμβροτοσ immortal, Skr. mṛ to die, mṛta death. √105. Cf. Amaranth, Ambrosia, Mortal.]] The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide. “Mordre will out.” Chaucer. The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols had the guilt of idolatry. Locke. Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far. Dryden. ☞ Murder in the second degree, in most jurisdictions, is a malicious homicide committed without a specific intention to take life. Wharton.