It can be tempting to want to wield power you think is done righteously, but we must carefully examine ourselves and our motives to assess if it would be sinful anger.
When God revealed His laws to the Israelites, it was their governmental system headed by God through Moses, known as a Theocracy. In those laws, punishments are prescribed for many forms of crimes and sins against the community and their neighbours, some even requiring death for the perpetrator(s). Knowing these laws and what their intentions were is very important to our lives as Christians. We must not use them as justification for our actions, as even at the time, these laws did not apply to outsiders. The Israelites (and those who entered their nation) knew who God was, knew He was their leader, and as such were beholden to His righteous judgments through the law. These laws were intended to set Israel apart