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"You shall not blaspheme God, nor curse a ruler of your people.
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Who are the 'Gods'?
Scholars debate if the Hebrew 'elohim' means 'God' or 'judges'. However, they agree on the principle: whether it means God directly or human rulers who represent Him, the command is to show reverence. Commentators like Calvin and Gill argue it refers to magistrates, who are called 'gods' figuratively because they are, as Calvin puts it, 'God’s representatives, as His lieutenants and vicars.'
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The gods - Heb. אלהים 'ělôhı̂ym. See (Exodus 21:6) note. Many take it as the name of God (as in ([Reference Ge…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt not revile the gods.— The Septuagint and Vulgate give the passage this sense; and so it was understood, or at …
16th Century
Protestant
Thou shalt not revile the gods. These four passages confirm what I have said: that in the Fifth Commandment are comprised, by synecdoc…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not revile the gods Meaning not the idols of the Gentiles, which they reckon gods, and worship as such; wh…
The people of God should ever be ready to show mildness and mercy, according to the spirit of these laws. We must answer to God, not only for what …
