BLASPHEMY

- Christ assailed with Mt 10:25; Lu 22:64,65; 1Pe 4:14 - Charged upon Christ Mt 9:2,3; 26:64,65; Joh 10:33,36 - Charged upon saints Ac 6:11,13 - Proceeds from the heart Mt 15:19 - Forbidden Ex 20:7; Col 3:8 - The wicked addicted to Ps 74:18; Isa 52:5; 2Ti 3:2; Re 18:11,21 - Idolatry counted as Isa 65:7; Eze 20:27,28 - Hypocrisy counted as Re 2:9 - Saints grieved to hear Ps 44:15,16; 74:10,18,22 - Gives no occasion for 2Sa 12:14; 1Ti 6:1 - Against the Holy Spirit, unpardonable Mt 12:31,32 - Connected with folly and pride 2Ki 19:22; Ps 74:18 - Punishment of Le 24:16; Isa 65:7; Eze 20:27-33; 35:11,12 - Exemplified . The Danite Le 24:11 . Sennacherib 2Ki 19:4,10,22 . The Jews Lu 22:65 . Hymenaeus 1Ti 1:20

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A man is guilty of blasphemy, when he speaks of God, or his attributes, injuriously; when he calumniously ascribe such qualities to him as do not belong to him, or robs him of those which do. The law sentenced blasphemers to death, Le 24:12-16. In a lower sense, men are said to be blasphemed when abused by calumnious and reviling words, 1Ki 21:10; Ac 6:11.

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Blasphemy. Blasphemy
In the sense of speaking evil of God this word is found in Ps. 74:18; Isa. 52:5; Rom. 2:24; Rev. 13:1, 6; 16:9, 11, 21. It denotes also any kind of calumny, or evil-speaking, or abuse (1 Kings 21:10; Acts 13:45; 18:6, etc.). Our Lord was accused of blasphemy when he claimed to be the Son of God (Matt. 26:65; comp. Matt. 9:3; Mark 2:7). They who deny his Messiahship blaspheme Jesus (Luke 22:65; John 10:36).

Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (Matt. 12:31, 32; Mark 3:28, 29; Luke 12:10) is regarded by some as a continued and obstinate rejection of the gospel, and hence is an unpardonable sin, simply because as long as a sinner remains in unbelief he voluntarily excludes himself from pardon. Others regard the expression as designating the sin of attributing to the power of Satan those miracles which Christ performed, or generally those works which are the result of the Spirit’s agency.

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BLASPHEMY. → General scriptures concerning Ex 20:7; Le 19:12; 22:32; 24:10-16; De 5:11; 2Sa 12:14; 2Ki 19:22; 2Ch 32:19; Job 9:16,17,34,35; 10:2-7; 13:7-9,25-27; 15:13,25,26; 16:9,11,14; 19:6,7,21,22; 21:13,14; 22:12-14,17; 30:21; 33:10,11; 34:5,6,9,16-19,37; 37:20; 40:2; Ps 5:1,2; 10:11,13; 50:21; 73:9,11; 74:18; 78:19,20; 94:7; 139:20; Pr 30:7-9; Isa 8:21,22; 29:15,16; 36:15,18,20,21; 37:10,23; 40:27; 45:9; 52:5; 65:7; Jer 4:10; 17:15; 20:7; 23:10; Eze 8:12; 9:9; 18:25; 20:27; 33:17-20; 35:12,13; Da 7:25; 11:36,37; Ho 7:13; Zep 1:12; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 3:13,14; Mt 10:25; 12:31,32; 15:19; Mr 3:29,30; 7:21-23; Lu 12:10; Joh 19:7; Ro 2:24; 1Co 12:3; Col 3:8; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:2; Heb 10:29; Jas 2:7; 3:10; 5:12; 2Pe 3:3,4; Re 13:1,6; 16:9,11,21; 17:3 → Prophecy of Re 13:1,5,6; 16:9,11,21; 17:3 → INSTANCES OF
* The depraved son of Shelomith, who, in an altercation with an Israelite, cursed God Le 24:10-16
* Of the Israelites, in complaining against God Nu 21:5,6
* Infidels, who used the adultery of David as an occasion to blaspheme 2Sa 12:14
* Shimei, in his malice toward David 2Sa 16:5
* Rabshakeh, in the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 18:22; 19; Isa 36:15-20; 37:10-33
* Job's wife, when she exhorted Job to curse God and die Job 2:9
* Peter, when accused of being a disciple of Jesus Mt 26:74; Mr 14:71
* The revilers of Jesus, when he was crucified Mt 27:40-44,63
* The early Christians, persecuted by Saul of Tarsus, compelled to blaspheme the name of Jesus Ac 26:11; 1Ti 1:13
* Two disciples, Hymenaeus and Alexander, who were delivered to Satan, so that they could learn not to blaspheme 1Ti 1:20
* The man of sin 2Th 2:3,4
* Backslidden Ephesians Re 2:9

→ FALSE INDICTMENTS FOR
* Of Naboth 1Ki 21:13
* Jesus Mt 26:65; Mr 14:58; Lu 22:70,71; Joh 19:7
* Stephen Ac 6:11,13
* Jesus falsely accused of, previously to his trial Mr 2:7; Lu 5:21

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in its technical English sense, signifies the speaking evil of God and in this sense it is found (Psalms 74:18; Isaiah 52:5; Romans 2:24) etc. But according to its derivation it may mean any species of calumny and abuse: see (1 Kings 21:10; Acts 18:6; Jude 1:9) etc. Blasphemy was punished by stoning, which was inflicted on the son of Shelomith. (Leviticus 24:11) On this charge both our Lord and St. Stephen were condemned to death by the Jews. The blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, (Matthew 12:32; Mark 3:28) consisted in attributing to the power of Satan those unquestionable miracles which Jesus performed by "the finger of God" and the power of the Holy Spirit. It is plainly such a state of wilful, determined opposition to God and the Holy Spirit that no efforts will avail to lead to repentance. Among the Jews it was a sin against God answering to treason in our times.

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blasphemy. Blasphemy, n. a horrid indignity offered to God

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Blas″phe‐my (�), n. [[L. blasphemia, Gr. �: cf. OF. blasphemie.]] 1. 1. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.
☞ When used generally in statutes or at common law, blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to produce scandal or provoke violence. 2. 2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification.
Punished for his blasphemy against learning. Bacon.