Biblical & Unbiblical Flogging

Shalawam Israel! All praises to Yahawah! The bible tells us in Proverbs 13:24 that he who spares the rod hates his son. It also says in Ephesians 6:4 provoke not your children but bring them up in nurture and admonition of the Highest. We can conclude from these perspectives that God expects us to have a balance in our dealings. Be wise. Flog when time to flog and love when time to love but with the world it is not so. Let's look at flogging in scripture compared to that which was practiced against our people to see the difference.

The Rod According to Deut 25:1-3, 39 lashes was the flogging limit. The individual was to lie down and receive the flogging. According to Exodus 21:26 if a master hit a slave and caused them to lose an eye they would have to let them go. According to Exodus 22:21 Israelites were not allowed to oppress their servants. Also proverbs 13:24 above talks about a rod and not a whip for flogging. Because of these rules I do not believe the flogging recommended by Yahawah was cruel and unusual punishment but measured discipline for our good. The Flag Roman flogging was a different matter. Whips with small pieces of metal or bone at the tips called a Flagellum were commonly used. Such a device could easily disfigure and traumatize their victim. It ripped pieces of flesh from the body and even removed eyes. In addition to causing severe pain, the victim would approach a state of hypovolemic shock due to loss of blood. In some instances they died. A Roman citizens was exempt from floggings. Interestingly, Yahawah set the the number of lashes to 39 with a rod amongst Israel, but with the Roman scourging the number of lashes was up to the lictor to decide. This is the flogging that our king Yahawashi received. An act referred to as a punishment of slaves.

The Cat The British Navy allowed floggings of their sailors during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Their weapon of choice was the Cat O Nine Tails. The goal of the flogging was to inflict pain and embarrassment but to allow the sailor to return to The sailors say that 12 lashes brought a man to the brink of death. If 12 lashes by a watered down version of the Flagellum brought a man to the brink of death what would 40 lashes of a Flagellum do? What kind of cruel and unusual punishment did our king really suffer at the hands of Rome and the Hebrew leadership by the command of the people? What can you do about it?

Repent and keep the commandments of the Father. That your life and death may honour our God and that you may rise again to eternal splendor. Navy Whippings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf_DUlkC6uQ Flagellation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellation