Taking God's name in vain

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Exodus 20:7

What Hebrew word? What I derive from the verse is use: not represent.

 

[Steve Petersen]

What Hebrew word? What I derive from the verse is use: not represent.

Here it has additional elements 'to lift, to carry.' Exodus 20:7 Lexicon: "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

 

[Robert76]

Your article doesn't help. Thanks

Sorry I must have misunderstood the question. When you come across the answer(s) you're looking for please let me know as I wouldn't mind having better clarification on taking the Lord's name in vain too. Regards -

 

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Here it has additional elements 'to lift, to carry.' Exodus 20:7 Lexicon: "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Don't get ya.

 

[Steve Petersen]

Don't get ya.

Jewish interpretation (Rashi) understands 'taking (carrying, bearing) the name of the Lord in vain as a prohibition on making a vain oath, careless use of the name of God.

You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain: You shall not swear in vain by the name of the Lord, your God. — [Onkelos] לַֹשָוְא -[This word appears twice in this verse.] (The second [mention of לַֹשָוְא is an expression of falsehood, as the Targum [Onkelos] renders: לְֹשִיקְרָא, as it says [in Shavuos 21a]: "What constitutes a vain oath? If one swears contrary to what is known, [for example, saying] about a stone pillar that it is [made of] gold. (The first [mention of לַֹשָוְא is an expression of vanity, as the Targum [Onkelos] renders: [לְמַגָּנָא].) This [refers to] one who swears for no reason and in vain, [for example making an oath] concerning [a pillar] of wood, [saying] that it is wood, and concerning [a pillar] of stone, [saying] that it is stone. — [from Shevuoth 29a, Mechilta]​

 

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Jewish interpretation (Rashi) understands 'taking (carrying, bearing) the name of the Lord in vain as a prohibition on making a vain oath, careless use of the name of God.

You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain: You shall not swear in vain by the name of the Lord, your God. — [Onkelos] לַֹשָוְא -[This word appears twice in this verse.] (The second [mention of לַֹשָוְא is an expression of falsehood, as the Targum [Onkelos] renders: לְֹשִיקְרָא, as it says [in Shavuos 21a]: "What constitutes a vain oath? If one swears contrary to what is known, [for example, saying] about a stone pillar that it is [made of] gold. (The first [mention of לַֹשָוְא is an expression of vanity, as the Targum [Onkelos] renders: [לְמַגָּנָא].) This [refers to] one who swears for no reason and in vain, [for example making an oath] concerning [a pillar] of wood, [saying] that it is wood, and concerning [a pillar] of stone, [saying] that it is stone. — [from Shevuoth 29a, Mechilta]​

Not really interested in Jewish literature when it come to their commentaries. Nice information though. Your onkelos just didn't look like Hebrew/Chaldean. The word "vain" has most of your discussion in its Hebrew form "shav'." It's defined as emptiness, vanity, falsehood. In discussing the subject essentially all 3 words are the same conditions of being vain. I'm not interested in our vanity when considering taking God's name in vain. I'll say many take God's name falsely and are empty with vanity only putting on make up and fantasy make believe. Make up and fantasy are falsehoods. But hey that turns some people on. I'm more a reality person.

 

[Sammy-San]

To blaspheme is to purposefully slander, insult, or defame God. No magic formula of words by themselves equates to blasphemy without intention. However, many people build fences around certain phrases to ensure they don't accidentally take God's name in vain. This might sound pious, but it is legalism.

What if somebody (like in cases of christian persecution) coerced another person to do it and they ave in? Are they not blasphemers because they didn't purposefully mean those things?


Can you deny Christ as a Christian and still go to heaven?

 

[Fireinfolding]

The second part of this verse seems to hit on it

Prov 30:9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD?
or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.