Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Kenneth,

I have not done a thorough study of this topic, but I think that the major 
theme
of God's honor/glory would pertain to this. Thus, any person/nation that 
through
their action, thought or word that brings "dishonor or ill-repute = blasphemy"
toward or upon God. It would seem that the first four commandments (not an
exhaustive list mind you) deal with this issue. I also have the thought that 
the
idea of "repentance" especially in the OT where one "repented in dust and 
ashes"
symbolizes the extreme nature of the grief and shame one exhibits about one's
sin. Therefore the Great Commandment of Deuteronomy 6:5 would particularly 
apply
here for any thing less than that commitment to God IS IDOLATRY. In fact, I
would go so far to say that any person, place or thing placed above God, then
God will destroy it. This includes synagogue, church, family, work, friends,
etc.

Examples would be Abraham's rebuke regarding Sarah (twice), Isaac's rebuke
regarding Rebekkah, Joeseph's brothers, David's sin with Bathsheba (adultery;
and subsequent confession in Psalm 51), Moses and Aaron striking the rock
instead of speaking to it, Aaron and Miriam complaining about Moses marrying 
an
Ethiopian (Black) women, Jehoichin cutting up the Word of the LORD in Jeremiah
(bringing a curse down upon his head and descendants), Ahab before Elijah 
(after
he Naboth incident), Manasseh repenting after his capture and imprisonment, 
and
the examples of stealing, etc. found in Malachi. The OT has scores of 
examples.

The NT in the Gospels speaks of Jesus severely condemning the scribes and
Pharisees for their "false piety" (Matthew 23), the "repentance and suicide of
Judas (Matthew 27), the Pharisee and the Publican (Luke 18), Peter in response
to his 3-fold denial and re-instatement in John 21. There is the condemnation 
of
the Corinthians in I Corinthians over cliques, divisions, immorality, lack of
discernment (taking a believer to secular court), abuse of the Lord's Table or
communion, abuse of the gifts of spirituality (cf also II Corinthians 7 and 
the
interplay between METAMELOMAI AND METANOEW). Again, their are other examples 
in
the NT.

En Xristwi,

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] honor and shame in Bible



I have heard people say that you can't understand the Bible unless you
understand honor and shame during those times. I have read a little about the
subject, but I don't know how important it really was. Can anyone tell me if
honor and shame are really that important to understanding the Bible?

Kenneth Greifer
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