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Do Not Commit Blasphemy

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Seven Laws - blasphemy

Cursing the name of G-d is forbidden.

Besides honoring and respecting G-d, we learn from this precept that our speech must be sanctified, as that is the distinctive sign which separated man from the animals.

Leviticus 24:10-17 relates the incident of a Jew who violated the injunction of Exodus 22:27 and blasphemed in anger, and the Divine edict proclaiming this to be a capital offense. Moreover, it states there "ish ish (any man) who curses his G-d shall bear his sin." Why the double expression of ish ish (literally: a man, a man)? To include all mankind, Jews and Gentiles. This demonstrates that blasphemy thus is prohibited to Gentiles as a capital offense even as it is for Jews. (Sanhedrin 56a)  Also see Gen. 2:16-17 & Gen.3:1-4.

Do not commit blasphemy encompasses the following:

  1. to acknowledge the presence of God;
  2. to fear God;
  3. to pray to G-d;
  4. to sanctify God's name (in face of death, where appropriate);
  5. against desecrating God's name (even in face of death, when appropriate);
  6. to study the Torah;
  7. to honor the scholars, and to revere one's teacher; and
  8. against blaspheming.

 

Written by :
KristineCassady
 

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