The term "execrated" refers to something that is cursed or denounced with strong disapproval. In the biblical context, execration is often associated with divine judgment or condemnation against individuals, nations, or objects that are deemed abominable or sinful in the sight of God. The concept of execration is deeply rooted in the holiness and justice of God, who cannot tolerate sin and unrighteousness.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the idea of execration is frequently encountered in the context of God's covenant with Israel. The Israelites were commanded to remain faithful to God's laws and statutes, and failure to do so would result in curses or execrations. Deuteronomy 28 outlines the blessings for obedience and the curses for disobedience. In Deuteronomy 28:15 , it is written: "But if you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you."

The concept of execration is also evident in the destruction of idolatrous objects and places. In Deuteronomy 7:25-26 , God commands the Israelites: "You must burn up the images of their gods. Do not covet the silver or gold that is on them, or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the LORD your God. You must not bring any detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction."

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of execration is less about physical objects and more about spiritual realities. The apostle Paul speaks of those who preach a gospel contrary to the one he delivered as being "accursed." In Galatians 1:8-9 , Paul writes: "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!"

The New Testament also emphasizes the ultimate execration of those who reject Christ and His salvation. In Matthew 25:41 , Jesus speaks of the final judgment: "Then He will say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"

Execration and Holiness

Execration in the Bible underscores the seriousness of sin and the necessity of holiness. God's people are called to be separate from the world and its sinful practices. The call to holiness is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, as seen in 1 Peter 1:15-16 : "But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'"

Execration and Redemption

While the Bible speaks of execration as a consequence of sin, it also offers redemption through Jesus Christ. The curse of sin and death is broken through His sacrificial death and resurrection. Galatians 3:13 states: "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'" Through faith in Christ, believers are delivered from the curse and brought into the blessing of eternal life.(imp. & p. p.) of Execrate.

Second Sunday after Easter
... And now, God be praised, I am execrated and condemned by the hellish seat of the
Roman dragon with its scales because I assailed this papal doctrine and would ...
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Perfect Modesty Will Abstain from Whatever Tends to Sin, as Well ...
... the eye of perfect, that is, Christian, modesty, (carnal) desire of one's self
(on the part of others) is not only not to be desired, but even execrated, by you ...
/.../tertullian/on the apparel of women/chapter ii perfect modesty will abstain.htm

Argument: the Religion of the Christians is Foolish, Inasmuch as ...
... themselves throughout the whole world. Assuredly this confederacy ought
to be rooted out and execrated. They know one another by ...
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Light after Darkness
... horror. He execrated himself for his trepidation and strove wildly to
proceed; but strive as he might he could not advance. How ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxxv light after darkness.htm

Tee Advice of Hotep
... scribe departed with silent step. But without, he ground his teeth and
execrated the giver of pain to Kenkenes. In mid-afternoon of ...
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The First-Born
... In some one of the many windows that looked into the court another dragged at his
chestnut locks and execrated gods and men because of their hardness of heart. ...
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Divine Sovereignty
... wills with his own, to dispose of his creatures as he thinks well, without consulting
them in the matter, then it is that we are hissed and execrated, and then ...
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And Now that Cruelty, which He had Learned in Torturing the ...
... Useful letters came to be viewed in the same light as magical and forbidden arts;
and all who possessed them were trampled upon and execrated, as if they had ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap xxii and now that.htm

Gainas Meets his Doom
... for such brief enjoyment, he expiated his manifold malfeasance under the hands of
the common executioner, and his wife died, shunned and execrated, in abject ...
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Epistle Lxxvi. Cyprian to Nemesianus and Other Martyrs in the ...
... beaten with clubs, and ill-used, you have begun by sufferings of that kind, the
glorious firstlings of your confession, is not a matter to be execrated by us. ...
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Execrated (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Execrate. Multi-Version Concordance Execrated
(1 Occurrence). Numbers 23:8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? ...
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Execrate (4 Occurrences)

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Execrateth (1 Occurrence)

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Execration (9 Occurrences)
... detestation expressed. 2. (n.) That which is execrated; a detested thing.
Multi-Version Concordance Execration (9 Occurrences). Numbers ...
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Anathema (6 Occurrences)
... 12, 14, 21). "To call Jesus accursed" [anathema] (1 Corinthians 12:3) is
to pronounce him execrated or accursed. If any one preached ...
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