Leviticus 24:15 KJV,ASV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Evil manners, we say, beget good laws. We have here an account of the evil manners of a certain nameless mongrel Israelite, and the good laws occasioned thereby. I. The offender was the son of an Egyptian father and an Israelitish mother (Lev. 24:10); his mother was of the tribe of Dan, Lev. 24:11. Neither he nor his father is named, but his mother only, who was an Israelite. This notice is taken of his parentage either, 1. To intimate what occasioned the quarrel he was engaged in. The Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:15

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel ,.... On this occasion, and gave them some laws and rules concerning the above affair, and other things: saying, whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin ; which some understand of anyone of another nation, that cursed the God he used to serve in his own country; but it can hardly be thought that a law should be made by the one only living and true God, to preserve the honour and credit of false gods, when he is so jealous of his own... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:15

Whosoever curseth his God - אלהיו יקלל yekallel Elohaiv , he who makes light of him, who does not treat him and sacred things with due reverence, shall bear his sin - shall have the guilt of this transgression imputed to him, and may expect the punishment. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:15

Verse 15 15.And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. Hence it now more clearly appears that the object of the Third Commandment was that God’s holy name should be honored with the respect and veneration which it deserves, since the insult whereby it is violated is condemned to capital punishment. By the expression “cursing,” Moses designates all profane and impure words which tend to brand it with dishonor; as if any one should accuse God either of injustice or cruelty; or should... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-16

The crime of blasphemy. cf. 2 Chronicles 26:10-23 ; Daniel 5:1-4 , Daniel 5:30 . The sanctity of the Name of God is distinctly declared in the third commandment. There the Lord declared that he would not hold the blasphemer "guiltless." But it was not till the incident now before us that God showed his sense of the enormity of the crime. He here puts it into the category of capital crimes, and decrees the death of every blasphemer, whether he be a stranger or one born in the land. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

Shelomith's son. Here a narrative is introduced into the midst of a code of laws; but this is done as a preamble to enactments of whose publication the case was the occasion. We notice— I. THE CRIME OF THIS SON OF SHELOMITH . 1 . It was blaspheming the God of Israel. 2 . Strife was its occasion. 3 . Race was the origin of the strife. II. THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE BLASPHEMER . 1 . His witnesses arrested him. 2 . They kept him in ward... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

A suggestive episode. We have an affecting illustration in these verses of the truth that "The Law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient,… for unholy and profane" ( 1 Timothy 1:9 ). The announcement of the Law is broken by the account of this transgression, and the transgression itself gives occasion for the enactment of other statutes ( Leviticus 24:15-22 ). The story and the statutes suggest— I. WHAT LASTING EVIL MAY ACCRUE FROM AN ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

The law of death. Blasphemy, murder, willful injury, whether by Israelite or stranger, judged and punished on the principle of compensation without mercy (cf. Isaiah 12:1-6 ; Romans 11:1-36 ). I. Here is the evil of a fallen nature and an apostate people set forth (see Romans 1:1-32 , Romans 2:1-29 ). "All have sinned." Israel itself is defiled. II. The contrast suggested between the law of death and the law of life (cf. Sermon on the Mount and Romans 7:1-25 , Romans... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:15-16

In accordance with the judicial decision on the man is framed the general law against blasphemy and its penalty. It runs as follows: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. And he that blasphemeth the name of the Lord, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him. It has been questioned whether two offenses or one are here contemplated, whether cursing his God is one offense, bearing his sin being its punishment, and blaspheming the Name of... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 24:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 24:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:10-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 24:15-16

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