Leviticus 24: He Blasphemed the Name

Here is another short chapter with a short historical narrative about another tragic event. As you read, keep this in the context of the times. Miracle after miracle was occurring in connection with proving the Holiness of the Lord God. During some kind of a fight, a woman’s son blasphemed “the Name.” We do not know what he said; we only know that it was something that was against (to blaspheme is “to speak against”) the Name. The penalty that “the Name” revealed was death by stoning. I ask you, is “the Name” any less holy today?