Punishment for Idolatry and Apostasy

Deuteronomy 17:2-7

"If there is found among you, within any of your gates [in any city] that ADONAI your God gives you, a man or woman who does what ADONAI your God sees as wicked, transgressing his covenant

by going and serving other gods and worshipping them, the sun, the moon, or anything in the sky - something I have forbidden -

and it is told to you, or you hear about it; then you are to investigate the matter diligently. If it is true, if it is confirmed that such detestable things are being done in Isra'el;

then you are to bring the man or woman who has done this wicked thing to your city gates, and stone that man or woman to death.

The death sentence is to be carried out only if there was testimony from two or three witnesses; he may not be sentenced to death on the testimony of only one witness.

The witnesses are to be the first to stone him to death; afterwards, all the people are to stone him. Thus you will put an end to this wickedness among you.

Punishment for Idolatry and Apostasy

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