Reply To: Can the severity of a sin be learned from the severity of the punishment?

Additionally your case of king David
In both scenarios he stole = both the same
Plus In one he also created hardship to the victim so it’s worse
But if I ask you which is worse breaking your window or killing your sheep, and the monetary value is the same. How would you answer that?
Many people will have different emotions to each
I’d say you need to look at the punishment
If they are the same then the crime is the same
If not then the more severe is worse

Additionally
Rape is mostly an emotional crime. So yes today it’s a total horror.
But who says society always viewed it that way.
And if society would not view it that way, it would not create such emotional pain and it would no longer be so terrible.