Genesis 9:5-6
5 I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man. 6 Whoever sheds man’s blood, his blood will be shed by man, for God made man in his own image. Genesis 9:5-6WEB
Classification
The Command[/Principle]
This passage contains a positive command, directed toward all creation: "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed".
Categories
This command is part of the Civil Law, and describes the first Civil Penalty in the Law. It cites, as the reason for the penalty, that man is made in God's image. This passage is relevant to the following topics: Created Order, Anthropology, Murder, Capital Punishment.
Fulfillment
This command is abiding; man continues to be a creature in God's image, and the death penalty is still justice for murder.
Topics
This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:
