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Blasphemy Punishable by Death
- Blaspheming God's name is treated as a grave offense, punishable by death in Israelite law.
- This reflects the serious sanctity of God's name and God's law's authority over His people.
Law Demands Strict Justice
- The law demands strict justice without exceptions, especially for blasphemy and murder.
- The severity signifies a verbal assault on God equating it to wishing God dead, paralleling the crime of murder.
Christ as Blasphemer's Fulfillment
- Jesus was accused of blasphemy and put to death outside the camp, paralleling the blasphemer in Leviticus.
- Christ's death pays for sins of the world unlike the punishment of the blasphemer who dies for his own sin.