Leviticus 24:10–23
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We live in an age that treats God's name like a throw pillow. It is tossed about casually, used as punctuation for surprise or disgust, and generally regarded as public property with no owner. To our modern, secular sensibilities, blasphemy is, at worst, a breach of etiquette, and at best, a sign of sophisticated liberation from ancient taboos. The idea that words spoken against God could be a capital crime is not just offensive; it is unintelligible. It is like trying to explain calculus to a golden retriever. And this is precisely why a passage like this one in Leviticus is a bucket of ice water to the face of our drowsy generation. It forces a confrontation with the most fundamental question of existence: is God the center of reality, or are we? If God is merely a concept, a projection of our own psychological needs, then blasphemy is meaningless.