Punishment: Design of To Secure Obedience

Scripture references

Gen 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for
Exo 20:3–5 You shall have no other gods before Me. / You shall not make for
Lev 26:14–39 If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these
Deu 13:10, 11 Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your
Deu 17:13 Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and will no longer behave
Deu 19:20 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never
Deu 21:21 Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge
Pro 19:25 Strike a mocker, and the simple will beware; rebuke the discerning man,
Pro 21:11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is
Pro 26:3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of