Cursing YHWH is more than simply expressing contempt and irreverence. In the biblical world view, it is attempted deicide, and thus is punishable by death.
Prof.
Theodore J. Lewis
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The body of an executed criminal is hanged but must be buried on the same day, כִּי קִלְלַת אֱלֹהִים תָּלוּי, “because a hanged body is a cursing of God” (Deuteronomy 21:23). What does this phrase mean?
Prof. Rabbi
Marty Lockshin
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A struggling ex-slave and single mother labors against all odds to raise her son and shield him from the prejudices of the surrounding community.
Prof. Rabbi
Wendy Zierler
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In a fight with an Israelite, the son of an Egyptian man curses YHWH and is stoned to death. This story, one of only two in Leviticus, highlights a larger concern regarding the need to maintain the holiness of the camp on one hand and the rights of gerim (strangers) to live among the Israelites as equals on the other.
Dr.
Adriane Leveen
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