Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6100 Aspects of sin » 6112 banishment A form of punishment in which the guilty party is expelled from a region and forbidden to return. An important example is the banishment of Adam and Eve from Eden as a result of their disobedience to God. Banishment is a punishment for disobedience Ezra 7:26 See also Exodus 12:15; Exodus 31:14; Leviticus 7:20-21; Numbers 15:30 Banishment by God Adam and Eve were banished from Eden because of their disobedience God banished kings as a punishment Nebuchadnezzar was banished from every human being because of his sin: Daniel 4:25,32-33 Ezekiel 28:16-17 The king of Tyre was banished from God's presence because of his sin. God punished the people of Judah by banishing them from their land Jeremiah 23:39 God also promised their return (Jer 32:37). See also Jeremiah 8:3; Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 27:10 At the final judgment, God will banish all evildoers Matthew 7:23 See also Matthew 8:12; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:46 Kings used banishment as a punishment Saul expelled all mediums and spiritists from the land: 1 Samuel 28:3,9 1 Kings 15:12 Asa banished all the shrine-prostitutes from the land. The psalmists recognised banishment as the severest of punishments Psalm 5:10; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 37:22,28,34,38; Psalm 51:11; Psalm 71:9; Psalm 125:5; Jonah 2:4 This portion of the book of Jonah is written in the same manner as the Psalms, i.e., as Hebrew poetry. The church is to use banishment as a means of discipline 1 Corinthians 5:12-13 See also Deuteronomy 17:7; Deuteronomy 19:19; Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 22:21,24; Deuteronomy 24:7 See also
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