... , not for that of his parents or nation." This teaching contradicted everyday experience, which showed that the evil often prosper and the good often suffer. The books of Job and Ecclesiastes attempted to resolve the suffering of the just with God's fate and understanding. The final solution to suffering only comes with the revelation of eternal reward and punishment in life ... ...

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... , or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel. And all the people shall hear and fear and not act presumptuously again." And in Ecclesiastes 8:11 we see why it has not been as effective of a deterrent as it could be if it was implemented in all states and execution shortly after conviction. The verse ... ...

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