Deuteronomy 9:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

Understand

Deuteronomy 9:3

Ezekiel 20:44

A stiff-necked

General references

Deuteronomy 9:24

Ezekiel 36:22

Bible References

Understand

And know thou this day that Jehovah thy God he is passing over before thee; he is a consuming fire, he will destroy them, and he will humble them before thy face, and drive them out and destroy them quickly, as Jehovah spake to thee.

And ye knew that I am Jehovah in my doing with you for sake of my name, not according to your evil ways and your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, says the Lord Jehovah.

A stiff-necked

And Jehovah will say to me, saying, I saw this people, and behold, it a people of hard neck:

And circumcise the uncircumcision of your heart, and ye shall no more harden your neck.

For I knew thy rebellion and thy hard neck: behold, in my yet living with you this day, ye were rebelling against Jehovah; and much more after my death.

And Jehovah will say to Moses, I saw this people, and behold, it a people of a hard neck

To a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a people of a hard neck; lest I shall consume thee in the way.

And he will say, If now I found grace in thine eyes, my lord, my lord will go now in the midst of us (for it is a people of a hard neck) and forgive our iniquity and our sin, and take possession of us.

Now ye shall not harden your neck as your fathers; ye shall give the hand to Jehovah, and come ye into his holy place which he consecrated forever: and serve ye Jehovah your God, and he will turn back from you the burning of his anger.

And also he rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar who caused him to swear by God: and he will harden his neck and strengthen his heart from turning back to Jehovah the God of Israel.

And they shall not be as their fathers, a generation turning away and bitter, a generation it prepared not its heart, and its spirit was not firm with God.

From then I announced the former things, and they went forth out of my Mouth, and I caused them to be heard; I did suddenly, and they shall come.

And the sons hard of face and strong of heart. I send thee to them; and say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah.

And they will refuse to attend, and they will give a stubborn shoulder, and their ears they made heavy from hearing.

Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers, also you.

And the law entered, that the fall might abound. And where sin abounded, grace superabounded:

General references

And ye were rebelling against Jehovah from the day I knew you.

For this, say to the house of Israel, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I do not for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name which ye profaned among the nations where ye went there.