1. Thou Shalt Not Kill
Exodus 20:13

2. You Shall Not Murder Gen. 4:6-12 No capital punishment v.13-15
Violence escalated 4:23-24
Long lifespan 5:1-32
Sin escalated 6:5,11-12
God “hit the reset button” (the Flood) Gen. 7-8
A new world order 9:1-11
Animals for food v.2-3
Don’ eat the blood v.4
Reckoning for shedding man’s blood v.5-6

3. What Is Murder? Gen. 14:1-2 first war in the Bible
Next war 13 years later v.5-12
Abraham’s response v approved of God
Exodus 21
Numbers 35:9-34 pollution & solution
Deut. 19:10-13 distinction between murder & manslaughter
Deut. 20:13 distinction between murder & war
Deut. 21:1-9 unsolved murder (value of life)

4. You Shall Not Murder War (national self-defense)
Police (community self-defense) 1 Kings 2:5,29-31; Deut. 22:23-27
Self-defense Exodus 22:2-3 day vs. night
Matt. 24:43
What about Matt. 5:38-48?
What would Jesus do? 1 Peter 2:18-25
Who uses carnal warfare? John 18:36, Acts 9:1
What does God require? Luke 3:14
1 John 3:10-15,16-18 no love = murder