Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Blasphemy » The wicked addicted to
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
But now, what do I have here,” declares the Lord, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason? Those who rule over them howl [with taunting and mockery of salvation],” declares the Lord, “and My name is continually blasphemed all day long.
For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane,
“And merchants of the earth will weep and grieve over her, because no one buys their cargo (goods, merchandise) anymore—
Then a single powerful angel picked up a boulder like a great millstone and flung it into the sea, saying, “With such violence will Babylon the great city be hurled down [by the sudden, spectacular judgment of God], and will never again be found.
Blasphemy » Saints grieved to hear
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
Arise, O God, plead Your own cause;
Remember how the foolish man scoffs at You all day long.
Blasphemy » Who blasphemies the name of the lord
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord and given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child that is born to you shall surely die.
Well then, you who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you teach against stealing, do you steal (take what does not really belong to you)? You who say not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery [are you unchaste in action or in thought]? You who abhor and loathe idols, do you rob temples [do you appropriate to your own use what is consecrated to God, thus robbing the sanctuary and doing sacrilege]? You who boast in the Law, do you dishonor God by breaking the Law [by stealthily infringing upon or carelessly neglecting or openly breaking it]? read more.
For, as it is written, The name of God is maligned and blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you! [The words to this effect are from your own Scriptures.]
For, as it is written, The name of God is maligned and blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you! [The words to this effect are from your own Scriptures.]
Blasphemy » Connected with folly and pride
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
‘Whom have you taunted and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And haughtily lifted up your eyes?
Against the Holy One of Israel!
Fools » Blaspheme God
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
Reproach » Who reproaches the lord
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.
Sin » Described as » Reproaching the lord
Remember this, O Lord, the enemy has scoffed,
And a foolish and impious people has spurned Your name.
But the person who does [anything wrong] willfully and defiantly, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one is blaspheming the Lord, and that person shall be cut off from among his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].