Leviticus 24:23 (ESV Strong's)
So Moses spoke to the people of Israel, and they brought out of the camp the one who had cursed and stoned him with stones. Thus the people of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses.
Every Transgression and Disobedience
In the above text we have the final verse recording an incident about a man in the nation of Israel that was caught fighting with another man. During the fight the young man cursed God and blasphemed the Name of God. Here is the story:
Leviticus 24:10-14 (ESV Strong's)
10 Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, 11 and the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. 12 And they put him in custody, till the will of the LORD should be clear to them.
13 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 14 “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
The punishment for blasphemy was death. Moses obeyed the Word of God and had the young man stoned. That is how serious the Law was and how God expected it to be kept. Imagine that today. Most people today believe God is a “loving” God and would never allow or command that type of behavior today. That is not true if you read the book of Hebrews:
Hebrews 2:2-3 (ESV Strong's)
For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,
How shall we escape if we “neglect such a great salvation?” These words are still true today as they were then. The fear of the Lord is about being in awe of Him. The fear of the Lord is also about knowing it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God when we are disobedient.
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