SOURCE - Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5800 blasphemy

Dictionary of Bible Themes  ”  5000 Humanity  ”  5760 Human attitudes and behaviour  ”  5800 blasphemy

The profaning, desecration and taking in vain of the name of God, or the reviling of any of his works or deeds. It is strongly forbidden by God as dishonouring to his name.

Blasphemy strongly forbidden

Exodus 20:7 pp Deuteronomy 5:11 See also Exodus 22:28Leviticus 18:21Leviticus 19:12Leviticus 22:32Numbers 15:30-31

Blasphemy against God punished

Leviticus 24:10-162 Kings 19:20-37 pp Isaiah 37:21-38

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is unpardonable

Mark 3:28-30 pp Matthew 12:31-32 pp Luke 12:10 See also Hebrews 10:29

God blasphemed indirectly

Rejecting his word and his servants blasphemes God

Nehemiah 9:26 See also 2 Chronicles 36:16Psalm 107:11Isaiah 5:24

Defiling sacred things blasphemes God

Leviticus 22:1-2 See also Ezekiel 20:27-28Ezekiel 22:26Malachi 1:6-13

Despising the poor blasphemes God

Proverbs 14:31 See also Amos 2:7James 2:5-7

Speaking against his people blasphemes God

Zephaniah 2:8-11Acts 9:4-5 To persecute the church is to persecute Jesus Christ; Acts 26:91 Timothy 1:13Revelation 2:9

Slandering celestial beings blasphemes God

2 Peter 2:10-12; Jude 8-10

The sins of God’s people may cause others to blaspheme

1 Timothy 6:1 See also 2 Samuel 12:13-14 The phrase “you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt” reflects a scribal tradition which avoided any reference to blasphemy. The underlying idea of blasphemy would have been obvious to the original readers; Ezekiel 36:20-23Romans 2:24Isaiah 52:5

God’s enemies blaspheme him

Psalm 139:20 See also Psalm 74:10-11Daniel 7:25Daniel 11:361 Corinthians 12:32 Thessalonians 2:4Revelation 13:5Revelation 16:9,21; Revelation 17:3

False accusations of blasphemy

Jesus Christ falsely accused of blasphemy

Mark 2:6-7 pp Matthew 9:3 pp Luke 5:21 See also Matthew 26:65-66 pp Mark 14:63-64John 10:33-36

God’s servants falsely accused of blasphemy

1 Kings 21:9-13Acts 6:11-14

See also

2585  Christ, trial
3245  Holy Spirit, blasphemy against
5547  speech, power of
6121  boasting
8807  profanity
8843  unforgivable sin
8844  unforgiveness
9115  antichrist, the