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7 abominations to God

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7 abominations to God

The following are the 7 abominations to God as retrieved from Proverbs 6:17–19.

  • A proud look—Proverbs 6:17
  • A lying tongue—Proverbs 6:17
  • Hands that shed innocent blood—Proverbs 6:17
  • A heart that devises wicked plans—Proverbs 6:18
  • Feet that are swift in running to evil—Proverbs 6:18
  • A false witness who speaks lies—Proverbs 6:19
  • One who sows discord among brethren—Proverbs 6:19

Let us consider each one of them at a time.

1. A proud look

According to Proverbs 6:16–17, God hates pride. God punishes the proud by humiliating them, but to those who are humble, He gives grace (James 4:6). The Bible gives us several characters who got punished by God as a result of being proud; these include Lucifer, King Nebuchadnezzar, and King Herod, among others.

The Bible tells us that, because of the beauty and splendor with which he was created, Lucifer became proud and plotted to overthrow God. Consequently, he incited one third of the angels in heaven to rebel against God. A battle ensued in heaven, and Lucifer and his followers were defeated by two thirds of the angels who had remained faithful to God. As a result, Lucifer and his followers were ejected from heaven and cast down to the earth, where they are awaiting judgment when the appointed Day comes (Ezekiel 28:11–19; Isaiah 14:12–15; Revelation 12:7-9).

Our second example is that of King Nebuchadnezzar, who ruled over Babylon. The Bible teaches that God greatly prospered this king by enabling him to conquer all the nations that he fought against. However, he failed to attribute his success to God and instead declared that it was through his power that he had achieved greatness. In that very moment, he was condemned to the wilderness, where he lived with animals for a period of seven years. However, after learning his lesson, God restored him to his throne (Daniel 4:28–36). In the New Testament, King Herod is another example of a proud person who was punished by God. This King was a gifted public speaker, or orator. One day, the People of Tyre and Sidon came to make peace with him in order to get food supplies. During this meeting, King Herod made a magnificent speech that greatly impressed the gathering; who began chanting, “The voice of a god and not a man!” At this point, instead of glorifying the God of heaven, the king took this praise upon himself. Immediately, he got struck by an angel of the Lord and died as a result of being eaten by worms (Acts 12:20–21).

2. A lying tongue

The Bible teaches that God greatly abhors the sin of peddling lies or propagating falsehoods against others. Let us pick a few scriptures from the Bible to elaborate on this point.

In the book of Exodus 20:16, God warned the children of Israel against lying by stating this:

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

Proverbs 19:5 puts it this way:

“A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will not escape.”

In Deuteronomy 19:15–20, God clearly stated to the children of Israel the punishment to be meted out to a false witness. This is what He said

“One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses, the matter shall be established. If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who served in those days. And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother, THEN YOU SHALL DO TO HIM AS HE THOUGHT TO HAVE DONE TO HIS BROTHER; so you shall put away the evil from among you. And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you.”

King Ahab is a good example of an individual who brought judgment upon his household by propagating lies about Naboth and subsequently getting him killed. It so happened that the king coveted a vineyard belonging to Naboth. As a result, he requested that Naboth sell the property to him, but Naboth declined. As a result, the king got so dissatisfied that he fell into depression.

On seeing this, his wicked wife, Jezebel, advised the king to procure the services of false witnesses in order to falsely accuse Naboth of blasphemy against God and the King. The king went ahead and executed this plan, thus getting Naboth killed by stoning. Afterwards, the king went and took over Naboth’s vineyard. This matter greatly displeased God, who sent the prophet Elijah to pronounce judgment upon the king and his household. Much later, we see dogs licking the blood of the dead king after he got injured and subsequently died in battle. Also, we see Jezebel, his wife, being thrown from the balcony of a tall building to the ground, where she died on the spot. Her blood was also licked by dogs, just like it happened for King Ahab. Thus, the prophecy of Prophet Elijah came to pass (1 Kings 21; 1 Kings 22:37–38; 2 Kings 9:32–37).

3. Hands that shed innocent blood

Shedding innocent blood means murdering someone. God warned the children of Israel against murder in Exodus 20:13, which says

“You shall not murder.”

Right from the beginning, God emphasized the sanctity of human life because man was created in the image of God. We read this in Genesis 9:6, which says

“Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God He made man.”

Our first example is the story of Cain and Abel. A day came when each of these brothers presented an offering to God. For reasons ONLY KNOWN to God, He accepted Abel’s offering while rejecting that of Cain. This preference by God greatly infuriated Cain, who later lured his brother to some secluded place in the field and struck him dead (Genesis 4:1–8).

We then see God pronouncing judgment on Cain in Genesis 4:9–12 as follows:

“Then the LORD said to Cain, ‘where is Abel your brother?’ He said, ‘I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?’

And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. So NOW YOU ARE CURSED by THE EARTH, WHICH HAS OPENED ITS MOUTH TO RECEIVE YOUR brother’s BLOOD FROM YOUR HAND. WHEN YOU TILL THE GROUND, IT SHALL NO LONGER YIELD ITS STRENGTH TO YOU. A FUGITIVE AND A VAGABOND YOU SHALL BE ON THE EARTH.’”

Another example is that of King Ahab, who murdered Naboth in order to take up his vineyard. God later punished the king and his wife, Jezebel, for this heinous act.

King David is another example of an individual who was punished by God as a result of murdering Uriah. It so happened that the King slept with Uriah’s wife, Bathsheba, and got her pregnant. The panicky David then got Uriah killed in battle and took Bathsheba as his wife. This act greatly angered God, who pronounced judgment upon the king and his household, through the mouth of his Prophet Nathan. Consequently, the child of adultery died. In addition, trouble never departed from the house of David from then on (2 Samuel 11, 12).

4. A heart that devises wicked plans

The Bible tells us that God judges the intentions of our hearts, whether evil or good. There are several scriptures that teach against devising wickedness in our hearts. They include the following:

Genesis 6:5

“Then the LORD saw that THE WICKEDNESS OF MAN WAS GREAT IN THE EARTH, AND THAT EVERY INTENT OF THE THOUGHTS OF HIS HEART WAS ONLY EVIL CONTINUALLY. And the LORD was sorry that He made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. So the LORD said, ‘I WILL DESTROY MAN WHOM I HAVE CREATED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH, BOTH MAN AND BEAST, CREEPING THINGS AND BIRDS OF THE AIR, for I am sorry that I have made them.’ But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”

Later, we see God executing this plan by sending the Great Flood, which wiped everything off the face of the earth with the exception of Noah, his family, and the animals in the ark.

Micah 2:1

“Woe to those who devise iniquity, and work out evil on their beds! At morning light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand.”

Jeremiah 4:14

“O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you?”

Psalm 36:4“He devises wickedness on his bed; he sets himself in a way that is not good; he does not abhor evil.”

5. Feet that are swift in running to evil

This verse is in reference to people who do not hesitate to do evil. In other words, they never really reason about whether their actions will lead to sin or not. The Bible teaches that we should learn to be temperate and slow to wrath. This is because when we act out of anger, it always leads to sin.

There are several scriptures that talk of people who were swift to run to evil, including

Isaiah 59:7

“Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood; their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.”

Proverbs 1:16

“For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.”

The book of James 1:19–20 encourages us not to be quick-tempered by stating as follows:

“So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”

6. A false witness who speaks lies

As already pointed out, this was one of the Ten Commandments that God gave the children of Israel at Mount Sinai. This is recorded in Exodus 20:16, which says

“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”

We have seen that Deuteronomy 19:15–20 stipulates the punishment that was to be meted out to false witnesses. Kindly refer to point number two, above.

Exodus 23:1 puts it this way:

“You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.”

Again in Exodus 23:7, God warns against propagating lies against your neighbor by saying

“Keep yourself far from a false matter; do not kill the innocent and righteous. For I will not justify the wicked.”

7. One who sows discord among brethren

Discord means disagreement. Therefore, God hates a person who goes about sowing disagreements or causing quarrels among brethren.

Proverbs 16:28 echoes similar sentiments by stating:

“A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.”

Proverbs 6:12–15 talks of the punishment that awaits a person who sows discord among brethren. This is what the scripture says

“A WORTHLESS PERSON, A WICKED MAN, WALKS WITH A PERVERSE MOUTH; he winks with his eyes; he shuffles his feet; HE POINTS WITH HIS FINGERS; perversity is in his heart; he devises evil continually; HE SOWS DISCORD. THEREFORE, HIS CALAMITY SHALL COME SUDDENLY; SUDDENLY HE SHALL BE BROKEN WITHOUT REMEDY.”

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