Thematic Bible: Excommunicated for heavy offences


Thematic Bible



"'But the person who acts defiantly, whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults the Lord. That person must be cut off from among his people. Verse ConceptsBanishmentdefianceHell, As Incentive To ActionIrreverencePresumptionExcommunicationInfidelity To GodMan's PurposesDeath Penalty For ViolenceThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person must be cut off from among the community, because he has polluted the sanctuary of the Lord; the water of purification was not sprinkled on him, so he is unclean. Verse ConceptsRitual WashingSanctuaryExcommunicationDisfellowshipSprinkling WaterPolluting Holy PlacesThose To Be Cut Off From Israel

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