Topical Encyclopedia Banishment, as depicted in the Bible, is the act of expelling or excluding someone from a community or society, often as a form of punishment or divine judgment. This concept is woven throughout the Scriptures, illustrating both the consequences of sin and the hope of restoration.Genesis 3:23-24 · The first instance of banishment occurs in the Garden of Eden. After Adam and Eve disobey God by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they are expelled from the garden. "Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life." Leviticus 20:23 · The Israelites are warned against adopting the practices of the nations they are to dispossess. God warns them of the consequences of disobedience, which includes being cast out of the land. "You must not walk in the customs of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I abhorred them." Numbers 5:2-3 · The law given to Moses includes provisions for banishing those who are ceremonially unclean from the camp. "Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, a discharge, or who is defiled by a dead body. You must send away both male and female; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them." Deuteronomy 28:64 · As part of the blessings and curses pronounced upon Israel, God warns of dispersion among the nations as a consequence of disobedience. "Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known." 2 Samuel 14:13-14 · The account of Absalom's banishment and eventual return to Jerusalem illustrates the tension between justice and mercy. "The woman said, 'Why then have you devised a thing like this against the people of God? When the king says this, does he not convict himself, for the king has not brought back his banished son? For surely we will die and be like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away life, but He devises means so that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.'" Jeremiah 29:4-7 · The prophet Jeremiah writes to the exiles in Babylon, instructing them to seek the welfare of the city where they have been banished. "This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: 'Build houses and settle down. Plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.'" Ezekiel 11:16 · Even in banishment, God promises to be a sanctuary for His people. "Therefore say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Though I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.'" Matthew 8:12 · Jesus speaks of the banishment from the kingdom of heaven for those who do not believe. "But the sons of the kingdom will be cast into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." Revelation 22:15 · The final book of the Bible describes the ultimate exclusion from the New Jerusalem for those who practice sin. "But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood." Throughout Scripture, banishment serves as a powerful reminder of the holiness of God and the serious consequences of sin, while also pointing to the hope of redemption and restoration for those who turn back to Him. Nave's Topical Index Ezra 7:26And whoever will not do the law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily on him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. Nave's Topical Index Library Banishment of Eunomius by Theodosius the Great. Theophronius, his ... The Ecclesiastical History of Theodoret General Index. 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