Hebrews 3:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hebrews 3:8

Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Harden

As

Numbers 14:11

Deuteronomy 9:22

Psalm 78:56

Of

1 Corinthians 10:9

General references

Exodus 7:13

2 Samuel 23:2

Luke 8:6

Bible References

Harden

Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.

But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, didn’t they send Israel away, and Israel left?

But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.

Don’t become obstinate

now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to Yahweh, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that He may turn His burning anger away from you,

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate

and hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

But our ancestors acted arrogantly;
they became stiff-necked and did not listen to Your commands.

God is wise and all-powerful.
Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

Happy is the one who is always reverent,
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.

However, they wouldn’t listen to Me or pay attention but became obstinate;

they did more evil than their ancestors.

But the house of Israel will not want to listen to you because they do not want to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hardheaded and hardhearted.

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn back—
and I would cure them.

But when some became hardened and would not believe, slandering the Way in front of the crowd, he withdrew from them and met separately with the disciples, conducting discussions every day in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed.

As

The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people despise Me? How long will they not trust in Me despite all the signs I have performed among them?

“You continued to provoke the Lord at Taberah, Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah.

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.

Of

He named the place Massah and Meribah

because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested Him at Massah.

They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

General references

However, Pharaoh’s heart hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the Lord had said.

The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,
His word was on my tongue.

Other seed fell on the rock; when it sprang up, it withered, since it lacked moisture.