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Leviticus 24:16 Don't Blaspheme or I'll Have to Kill You
As I was spending time relaxing with the Lord my God tonight, He directed me to one of my favorite books of His Holy Word: Leviticus.
I asked Him, "Lord, my God, what verse wouldst thou lead me unto this evening while I relax with Thee?"
Suddenly, there was a mighty wind that blew the pages of my precious King James Bible, and mine eyes fell upon Leviticus 24:16:
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
I said, "Lord, what wouldst thou have me learn from this?" And He spake into mine ear and said, "Tell the people not to blaspheme. You know, kind of like what it says there." And I said, "Lord, most Holy God, did you not lead me to the commandments last eve, and didst I not read there, "Thou shalt not kill?" And He whispered unto my ear with a still, small, voice: "What are you saying?"
And I said, "Lord, most almighty King of Kings, this verse would seem to contradict -" and He stopped me right there and said, "Son, I do not EVER speak anything but truth, and I speak it clearly. It is thine own misunderstanding that maketh it appear as a contradiction, which is not pleasing in my sight." So I apologized.
Friends, our God tells us not to kill. (Exodus 20:13) He wants us to obey the laws of the land. (Romans 13:1-14) The reason He tells us to kill those who blaspheme Him is very simple: He is using it like a deterrent - similar to the electric chair or lethal injection. When people see the consequences of blasphemy, the normal person will not blaspheme. That's it, pure and simple. But that makes US responsible for spreading His Divine Word!
We are urged, nay mandated, to preach the gospel to the entire world. (Mark 16:15) Therefore, those persons whose blood is shed due to blasphemy bleed directly onto our hands! There is nothing to wash that blood from us, and that makes it very hard for us when we stand in front of the judgment throne come the Glory. We will have to give account of why we allowed people to blaspheme, when obviously they wouldn't have if we had preached the gospel to them.
Our LORD always has perfect plans. It is in our humanity that His plans are distorted. It is because of our failure to obey that dozens are sent to Hell every day in this world. Tell me, friend: Have you warned someone not to blaspheme today? Why not?
I urge you all to consider Leviticus 24:16 as you go about your daily affairs today and the following day and the day after that and the day after that, ad infinitum. Jesus is watching. God is watching.
I asked Him, "Lord, my God, what verse wouldst thou lead me unto this evening while I relax with Thee?"
Suddenly, there was a mighty wind that blew the pages of my precious King James Bible, and mine eyes fell upon Leviticus 24:16:
16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the Lord, shall be put to death.
I said, "Lord, what wouldst thou have me learn from this?" And He spake into mine ear and said, "Tell the people not to blaspheme. You know, kind of like what it says there." And I said, "Lord, most Holy God, did you not lead me to the commandments last eve, and didst I not read there, "Thou shalt not kill?" And He whispered unto my ear with a still, small, voice: "What are you saying?"
And I said, "Lord, most almighty King of Kings, this verse would seem to contradict -" and He stopped me right there and said, "Son, I do not EVER speak anything but truth, and I speak it clearly. It is thine own misunderstanding that maketh it appear as a contradiction, which is not pleasing in my sight." So I apologized.
Friends, our God tells us not to kill. (Exodus 20:13) He wants us to obey the laws of the land. (Romans 13:1-14) The reason He tells us to kill those who blaspheme Him is very simple: He is using it like a deterrent - similar to the electric chair or lethal injection. When people see the consequences of blasphemy, the normal person will not blaspheme. That's it, pure and simple. But that makes US responsible for spreading His Divine Word!
We are urged, nay mandated, to preach the gospel to the entire world. (Mark 16:15) Therefore, those persons whose blood is shed due to blasphemy bleed directly onto our hands! There is nothing to wash that blood from us, and that makes it very hard for us when we stand in front of the judgment throne come the Glory. We will have to give account of why we allowed people to blaspheme, when obviously they wouldn't have if we had preached the gospel to them.
Our LORD always has perfect plans. It is in our humanity that His plans are distorted. It is because of our failure to obey that dozens are sent to Hell every day in this world. Tell me, friend: Have you warned someone not to blaspheme today? Why not?
I urge you all to consider Leviticus 24:16 as you go about your daily affairs today and the following day and the day after that and the day after that, ad infinitum. Jesus is watching. God is watching.
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