Q2. An Eye for an Eye

[DebLam3teach]

The "eye for eye and tooth for tooth" regulation was to make sure that the punishment fit the crime for the offense, not deteriorate into unregulated vengeance (as has been happening in the Middle East for generations).  The law was meant to be administered in a court or by a judge.  It was not meant to be administered by a vigilante type of individual because witnesses and cross-examination was needed to keep things fair.  Unrestricted revenge was to be restrained by decreed justice.

[Eager Bver]

Q2. (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:15-21) What was the purpose of the "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth" regulation? Is this law designed to be administered by a court or judge, or by an individual? Is it designed to govern judicial action or personal action?

 

The purpose of the "eye for an eye" regulation was to discourage the offender committing the act.  This law is administered by a court or judge.  It is designed to govern judicial action not for a person to take the law into their own hands which would lead to outlandish revenge.

 

[webster52]

What was the purpose of the "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth" regulation? The lex talionis, "law of retaliation was designed to restrain man's vindictiveness, and to be administered as the justice of a formal court. It means is that secular justice is to be equitable, neither excessively harsh nor excessively lenient.

 

Is this law designed to be administered by a court or judge, or by an individual? The context is a court of law giving sentences. The same thing is found in Exodus 21:22-25. This is to be judicial punishment decided by a court.

 

Is it designed to govern judicial action or personal action? It had the double effect of defining justice and restraining revenge. It also prohibited the taking of the law into one's own hands as could happen by vengeance of a family feud.

[JoanG]

The "eye for eye" regulation was put into place so that people would not retaliate out of revenge but was right to have repaid them for the damage done to them. They were not allowed to hurt people more than they were hurt. However, this justice was to be handled by a higher authority such as a court system or groups of elders. It was not to be taken on by the individual or the family that had been hurt in the first place.

[Old Jerry]

The purpose of the “Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth” was to make sure that the justice that was dished out did not exceed the damage done. This law was to be administered by a court or by a judge but not for the individual. This was designed to govern judicial action. A personal action would be vengeance and usually vengeance will exceed the damaged done by the other person.

[Karen11]

On 12/19/2007 at 10:27 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:15-21) What was the purpose of the "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth" regulation? Is this law designed to be administered by a court or judge, or by an individual? Is it designed to govern judicial action or personal action?

It's more like do unto others as the do to you, no more no less.

Court

Judicial 

[MosesSole]

On 12/19/2007 at 10:27 PM, Pastor Ralph said:

Q2. (Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:15-21) What was the purpose of the "Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth" regulation? Is this law designed to be administered by a court or judge, or by an individual? Is it designed to govern judicial action or personal action?  The purpose of this law is to bring about order and justice in the event of a serious crime. It is to be administered by judicial authority so as to prevent the injured parties from carrying out their own form of justice through a random retaliatory act.

 

[Irmela]

6.1 The purpose of the "eye for eye" and "tooth for tooth" regulation was justice was being served and revenge was being restrained. Man's vindictiveness was not being encouraged, but restrained.

6.2. This law is designed to be administred by a court or judge

6.3 Judicial action

 

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