Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.
Bible References
When the
Judges 2:7
The people worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed all the great things the Lord had done for Israel.
Judges 3:11
The land had rest for forty years; then Othniel son of Kenaz died.
Judges 4:1
The Israelites again did evil in the Lord's sight after Ehud's death.
Judges 8:33
After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.
Joshua 24:31
Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua's lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel.
2 Chronicles 24:17
After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.
More
Jeremiah 16:12
And you have acted even more wickedly than your ancestors! Each one of you has followed the stubborn inclinations of your own wicked heart and not obeyed me.
Matthew 23:32
Fill up then the measure of your ancestors!
Stubborn
1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and presumption is like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king."
Psalm 78:8
Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.
Jeremiah 3:17
At that time the city of Jerusalem will be called the Lord's throne. All nations will gather there in Jerusalem to honor the Lord's name. They will no longer follow the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts.
Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who reject what the Lord has said, 'Things will go well for you!' They say to all those who follow the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts, 'Nothing bad will happen to you!'