THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD

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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
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The corrupt language of Ashdod has fearfully
invaded the pulpit and the press of the living
world. It is well illustrated by Nehemiah,
chapter xii, in his history of the Jewish
captivity. One passage will suffice In those
days also, I saw Jews who had married wives of
Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab. And their children
spoke half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not
speak in the Jewish language but, according to
the language of each people. And, says
Nehemiah the reformer, I contended with them and
reviled them.
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Babylon the great (the Roman Catholic church in
Campbells thinking, sw), is the antitype of old
Babylon. And most Protestants that have come out
of her still speak, and preach, and teach in a
mixed and confused dialect. No one of Elder
Campbell's cotemporaries known to me more
earnestly contended and labored than he for a
pure speech, a Scriptural dialect, or the
calling of Bible themes by Bible names. The
restoration of a pure speech was with him a
cardinal theme, and a petition in many a prayer.
(Alexander Campbell, Memoirs of Elder Thomas
Campbell, Together With a Brief Memoir of Mrs.
Jane Campbell, pp. 31-32, by Alexander Campbell)
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As the reforms of Ezra and Nehemiah required the
complete severance of foreign affiliations,
marriages, and even in speech the abandonment of
the language of Ashdod, so today nothing short
of the complete separation of the church from
denominationalism can fulfill the demands of the
gospel. (Foy E. Wallace, Jr., Retrospective and
Prospective," Gospel Advocate, 12/31)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY, 1 Tim. 63 2 Tim. 113 1.
Born-again Christian, 1 Pet. 416 122-23 2.
Preacher is pastor, Eph. 411 Acts 2017,28 1
Pet. 51-2 Acts 1423 3. Reverend, Ps. 1119 4.
"Sacrament," 1 Cor. 1124 5. Our church, Acts
2028
6. Im church of Christ, Rom. 1616 Acts
1126. 7. The Christian Sabbath, Lk.
2356-241 Ex. 208-11 8.Only human,Gen. 126
9. Witness, Acts 18 Rom. 116 10. Accept
Jesus as per- sonal Savior, Mk. 1615-16 Acts
238 11. Fellowship meal/ hall, 1 Jno. 13, 7
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY
II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt speech, Ex.
207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 Blasphemy
impious and reproachful speech injurious to the
divine majesty (Thayer, p. 362, MCL edit.)
When applied to God, it means to speak of him
unjustly, to ascribe to him acts and attributes
which he does not possess, or to speak impiously
or profanely. (Barnes, Matt. 93, Power Bible CD)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph.
429 Corrupt of poor quality, bad, unfit for
use, worthless (Thayer, 640, MCL) Then it is
used in a moral sense, as our word corrupt is,
to denote that which is depraved, evil,
contaminating, and may denote here anything that
is obscene, offensive, or that tends to corrupt
others. (Barnes, Power Bible CD)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
The use of a word or phrase that is less
expressive or direct but considered less
distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another
(Webster, p. 630)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Darn, damn a euphemism for the curse (642)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Doggone, perhaps euphemistic remo- deling of
G.D. (541, my abbr., sw)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Gee, euphemistic contraction of Jesus (760)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Golly, a euphemism for God (784)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Gosh, a euphemism for God (788)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
Heck, an exclamation used as a euphemism for
hell (839)
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY, 1 Tim. 63 2 Tim. 113 1.
Born-again Christian, 1 Pet. 416 122-23 2.
Preacher is pastor, Eph. 411 Acts 2017,28 1
Pet. 51-2 Acts 1423 3. Reverend, Ps. 1119 4.
"Sacrament," 1 Cor. 1124 5. Our church, Acts
2028
6. Im church of Christ, Rom. 1616 Acts
1126. 7. The ChristianSabbath, Lk. 2356-241
Ex. 208-11 8.Only human,Gen. 126 9. Witness,
Acts 18 Rom. 116 10. Accept Jesus as per-
sonal Savior, Mk. 1615-16 Acts 238 11.
Fellowship meal/ hall, 1 Jno. 13, 7
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
I. DOCTRINALLY II. MORALLY A. Profanity, corrupt
speech, Ex. 207 Rom. 224 Eph. 429 B.
Euphemisms
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We may conclude with tolerable certainty, that
these people dwelt neither in Jerusalem nor in
the midst of the Jewish community, but on the
borders of the nations to which their wives
belonged. (Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the
O.T., vol. 4, 1 Chr.- Esth., pp. 893-894, my
emph, sw)