In the Holy Bible, was a man put to death (executed) for gathering firewood for his family on the SABBATH ?

Answer 1

The Lord God had just said to not do any work on the Sabbath. The person deliberately did this & was stoned to death. For the fear of the Lord was prevelant. This is the law of sin & death. So? Yes. I think this was a woman though.

At some point of time, though, the High Priest made an atonement (Lamb sacrifice) for the people. And they did different rituals for this.

But now that the Messiah has come, according to Isaiah 53, then in the New Covenant, Jesus Christ (Lamb of Gd) has shed His blood once & for all to atone for our sins. We aren't under the law of sin & death, but under grace.

Answer 2

The rigid law of putting to death a man for gathering firewood on the Sabbath was under the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic Law was fulfilled in Christ, yet the fourth commandment of honoring the Sabbath is still valid today as it was in the Old Testament.

The Mosaic Law and the Ten Commandments are two separate rules to follow. The latter prevails for all Christians.

Try telling that to those wishing to take their boat out on Sunday instead of going to church.

Answer 3

The mosaic law was a harsh law, for "the people were hard to be entreated"...which means that the law made examples of people who did things wrong so as to deter others from following suit.

This type of crime deterrent still exists throughout parts of Asia, particularly among muslim nations.

Remember that Sabbath Day observance was one of the original 10 commandments, the basic minimum laws. We don't punish people like that nowadays, but societal pressures to the contrary have pushed it the complete opposite way such that people who keep the Sabbath holy are looked on as being abnormal.

Answer 4

Actually he was, for God had just forbidden anyone to work on the Sabbath, telling them to do all of their work within the 6 days before the Sabbath, and to rest on the Sabbath.

This man disobeyed God's commandment, and God destroyed him as an example of His wrath against willful disobedience, so that all of Israel would know that He punished such disobedience.

Answer 5

There is so much horrible stuff like that in the Bible. I always found the story where God has a guy burn his daughter at the stake pretty awful.
Judges 11:29-40

Answer 6

I don't remember that, but I wouldn't be surprised. He would have been breaking the law, after all.

Don't forget that it's only been a hundred years or so since Western countries did away with the death penalty for what we would now consider minor crimes. Many countries still do have the death penalty for things like drunk driving, drug possession, or lese majesty.

Answer 7

No, not according to the Bible. The Jewish faith may have by their laws. This is the type of thing in Jewish law that Jesus condemned and, from the human perspective, it caused Him to be executed.

Answer 8

Yes, he had 6 days to do so, he was told not to, but he disobeyed a commandment of God, It does not matter what he did, just that he did it. My kids try to get around things I tell them not to do, such as "don't take food to your bed room, eat it in the kitchen" I will find candy wrappers in there, and they will say, candy is not food. That is not the point, the point was God said not to, he did, the law stated the punishment. Just as to day a stop sign says stop, if you roll to a sign almost stop but really don't and get a ticket, who's to blame.

Answer 9

It sounds vaguely familiar but I can't say for certain that it was in the bible.It wouldn't surprise me in the least though,they were a mean lot.

Answer 10

in mosses day or the old testiment times quite possible God was very harsh to those who did not follow all his laws.