Dictionary of Bible Themes 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. Ezra 7:26Banishment is a punishment for disobedience See also Exodus 12:15; 31:14Leviticus 7:20-21 Numbers 15:30 Genesis 3:22-24 Banishment by God Adam and Eve were banished from Eden because of their disobedience Daniel 4:25,32-33God banished kings as a punishment Ezekiel 28:16-17Nebuchadnezzar was banished from every human being because of his sin: Jeremiah 23:39The 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 See also Jeremiah 8:3; 24:9; 25:10; 27:10God also promised their return (Jer 32:37). Matthew 7:23See also At the final judgment, God will banish all evildoers Matthew 8:12; 22:13; 25:461 Samuel 28:3,9 Kings used banishment as a punishment 1 Kings 15:12Saul expelled all mediums and spiritists from the land: Asa banished all the shrine-prostitutes from the land. Psalms 5:10; 31:22; 37:22,28,34,38; 51:11; 71:9; 125:5The psalmists recognised banishment as the severest of punishments Jonah 2:4This portion of the book of Jonah is written in the same manner as the Psalms, i.e., as Hebrew poetry. 1 Corinthians 5:12-13The church is to use banishment as a means of discipline See also Deuteronomy 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7See also 1310 God as judge2309 Christ as judge 5484 punishment by God 6156 fall of humanity 7215 exile, the 7215 exile, the 7245 Judah, kingdom of 7918 excommunication 8230 discipline 8341 separation 8734 evil 9210 judgment, God's |
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