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The God of Wrath & Mercy - “Punishment” April 10, 2016 Examples of punishment in Old Testament Leviticus 20:9; Lev. 24:10-14; Numbers 15:32-36; Duet. 21:18-21 Why are there so many "punishments" in the Old Testament? GOD WAS TRAINING UP A PEOPLE The New Testament is the NEW AGREEMENT God made after JESUS. The Old Testament (law) was to prepare people for the coming of a COMPLETE COVENANT in the Messiah. Even with the strictest of punishments in Old Testament, MERCY was allowed in almost every case. The ransom is JESUS 1 Timothy 2:3-6; Hebrews 9:13-15; Mark 10:45