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Blasphemy

Speaking against God or claiming His authority for yourself

lightbulbBlast-for-me — blasting God's name for your own benefit

14 mentions across 13 books

In Jewish law, this was the ultimate offense — punishable by death. The religious leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy for claiming to be God. The irony: He actually was.

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john

"Behold the Man"John 19:4-7

Blasphemy is the formal charge the religious leaders use here to demand Jesus' death — claiming that His assertion of divine Sonship is a punishable offense rather than a statement of fact.

Before Abraham Was, I AM ⬇John 8:48-59

Blasphemy is the offense the crowd implicitly charges as they pick up stones — claiming the sacred divine name "I AM" was the ultimate affront against God in Jewish law, punishable by immediate execution.

1 kings

The Setup1 Kings 21:8-16

Blasphemy is the false charge Jezebel has planted witnesses use against Naboth — turning a sacred offense into a political assassination tool.

2 kings

The Rabshakeh Goes Full Volume2 Kings 18:28-35

The Rabshakeh commits blasphemy here by equating the Lord with the powerless idols of conquered nations — treating the God of Israel as just another regional deity that Assyria can steamroll.

deuteronomy

No Sus Business PracticesDeuteronomy 25:13-16

Blasphemy here is a translation note — the word used is actually 'abomination,' the strongest term of divine disgust, applied by God to dishonest weights and fraudulent business practices.

exodus

The Non-NegotiablesExodus 22:18-20

Blasphemy is listed alongside bestiality and idolatry as a capital offense in Israel — here it likely refers to cursing God or treating His name with contempt, a direct assault on the covenant relationship.

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isaiah

"I Am, and There Is No One Besides Me"Isaiah 47:8-9

Blasphemy is identified here as Babylon's core offense — claiming divine self-sufficiency using language reserved for God alone, which the text treats as the sin that seals her fate.

job

I'm Done Holding It InJob 10:1-7

Blasphemy is invoked here to preemptively address what readers might think of Job's outburst — the commentary clarifies that demanding answers from God in anguish is not blasphemy but courageous, faithful honesty.

lamentations

"You Have Made Us Scum"Lamentations 3:43-54

Invoked to clarify what 'you made us scum' is NOT — the raw accusation is not irreverence but intimacy, the bold speech of people still in relationship with the God they are confronting.

leviticus

Keep the Lights On and Keep It Real

Blasphemy is introduced here as the inciting incident that sharply pivots the chapter from ritual instructions to a capital case requiring divine adjudication — the hinge on which the whole chapter turns.

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is identified here as the one unforgivable offense — persistently attributing God's work to evil and hardening oneself against the Spirit's testimony about Jesus.

mark

The Authority Trap (They Walked Right Into It)Mark 11:27-33

Blasphemy is the trap the religious leaders are hoping Jesus will spring — if He claims divine authority directly, they have grounds for a formal charge that could justify execution.

matthew

The Goats — "You Didn't Do It"Matthew 25:41-46

Blasphemy is listed here as one of the serious sins the goats were NOT accused of — underscoring that their condemnation came not from obvious transgression but from quiet, repeated neglect of the vulnerable.

revelation

The Woman on the BeastRevelation 17:3-6