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Homicide.

From: The New Topical Textbook By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Distinguished from murder. Ex. 21:13,14¹³And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. ¹⁴But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. (Exodus 21:13‑14). Num. 35:16-21¹⁶And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. ¹⁷And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. ¹⁸Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. ¹⁹The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. ²⁰But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; ²¹Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. (Numbers 35:16‑21), with 25 v.

JUSTIFIABLE, DESCRIBED AS

Killing persons condemned by law. Gen. 9:6⁶Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. (Genesis 9:6). Ex. 35:2²Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. (Exodus 35:2). Lev. 24:16¹⁶And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death. (Leviticus 24:16).

Killing a thief in the night. Exo. 22:2²If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. (Exodus 22:2).

Killing enemies in battle. Num. 31:7, 8⁷And they warred against the Midianites, as the Lord commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. ⁸And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. (Numbers 31:7‑8).

Killing a manslayer by next of kin. Num. 35:27²⁷And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: (Numbers 35:27).

UNJUSTIFIABLE, DESCRIBED AS

Killing without enmity. Num. 33:22²²And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah. (Numbers 33:22).

Killing without lying in wait Ex. 21:13¹³And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. (Exodus 21:13). Num. 35:22²²But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, (Numbers 35:22).

Killing by accident. Num. 35:23²³Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: (Numbers 35:23). Deu. 19:5

The avenger of blood might slay those guilty of unjustifiable. Num. 35:25, 28²⁵And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. (Numbers 35:25)
²⁸Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. (Numbers 35:28).

Protection afforded in the cities at refuge to those guilty of unjustifiable. Num. 35:11,15¹¹Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. (Numbers 35:11)
¹⁵These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. (Numbers 35:15).

Confinement in the city of refuge the punishment for unjustifiable. Nam 35:25, 28.

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