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THE LORD DEMONSTRATES THE SERIOUSNESS OF HALLOWING HIS NAME

THE LORD DEMONSTRATES THE SERIOUSNESS OF HALLOWING HIS NAME

December 9, 2018

Leviticus 24:10-23

Punishment for Blasphemy

10 Now an Israelite woman’s son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, 
11 and the Israelite woman’s sonblasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 
12 And they put him in custody, till the will of the LORD should be clear to them. 
13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 
14 “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 
15And speak to the people of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 
16 Whoeverblasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.

An Eye for an Eye

17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. 
18 Whoever takes an animal’s life shall make it good, life for life. 
19 If anyone injures his neighbor, as he has done it shall be done to him, 
20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever injury he has given a person shall be given to him. 
21 Whoever kills an animal shall make it good, and whoever kills a person shall be put to death.
22 You shall have the same rule for the sojourner and for the native, for I am the LORD your God.” 
23So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.