Thematic Bible: Self-will and stubbornness
Thematic Bible
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
This is what the Lord says:
Stand by the roadways and look.
Ask about the ancient paths:
Which is the way to what is good?
Then take it
and find rest for yourselves.
But they protested, “We won’t!”
Ask about the ancient paths:
Which is the way to what is good?
Then take it
and find rest for yourselves.
But they protested, “We won’t!”
and refused to live by His law.
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.
and Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord?
Have we not sinned against Him?
They were not willing to walk in His ways,
and they would not listen to His instruction.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.
They made their faces harder than rock,
and they refused to return.
“If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn’t listen to them even after they discipline him,
You must therefore declare to them: This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the Lord their God and would not accept discipline. Truth has perished—it has disappeared from their mouths.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified
The Lord also said to Moses: “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.
Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.
The Lord also said to me, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed, they are a stiff-necked people.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to the messengers of God
But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.
The people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.
“As for the word you spoke to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!
Self-will and stubbornness » Forbidden
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,
Self-will and stubbornness » Punishment for
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. You must purge the evil from you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Pray that their people may be forgiven for
Then he said, “My Lord, if I have indeed found favor in Your sight, my Lord, please go with us. Even though this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wrongdoing and sin, and accept us as Your own possession.”
Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Disregard this people’s stubbornness, and their wickedness and sin.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Walking in the counsels of an evil heart
Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and according to their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward.
They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Rebelling against God
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not loyal
and whose spirit was not faithful to God.
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are rebelling against the Lord now, while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after I am dead!
Self-will and stubbornness » Proceed from » Pride
but they acted arrogantly
and would not obey Your commands.
They sinned against Your ordinances,
which a person will live by if he does them.
They stubbornly resisted,
stiffened their necks, and would not obey.
they became stiff-necked and did not listen to Your commands.
Self-will and stubbornness » Characteristic of the wicked
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
Self-will and stubbornness » Illustrated
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to parents
"If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father or mother and doesn't listen to them even after they discipline him, his father and mother must take hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Hardening the heart
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.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » Zedekiah
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.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » Josiah
But Josiah did not turn away from him; instead, in order to fight with him he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to the Valley of Megiddo to fight.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » saul
So why didn't you obey the Lord? Why did you rush on the plunder and do what was evil in the Lord's sight?" "But I did obey the Lord!" Saul answered. "I went on the mission the Lord gave me: I brought back Agag, king of Amalek, and I completely destroyed the Amalekites. The troops took sheep and cattle from the plunder-the best of what was set apart for destruction-to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal." read more.
Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention [is better] than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king.
Then Samuel said: Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? Look: to obey is better than sacrifice, to pay attention [is better] than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Warn their people against
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the desert, where your fathers tested Me, tried [ Me ], and saw My works read more.
for 40 years. Therefore I was provoked with this generation and said, "They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known My ways." So I swore in My anger, "They will not enter My rest." Watch out, brothers, so that there won't be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.
for 40 years. Therefore I was provoked with this generation and said, "They always go astray in their hearts, and they have not known My ways." So I swore in My anger, "They will not enter My rest." Watch out, brothers, so that there won't be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Heinousness of
and defiance is like wickedness
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He has rejected you as king.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to hearken to God
extended my hand and no one paid attention,
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Hardening the neck
they became stiff-necked and did not listen to Your commands.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Going backward and not forward
Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and according to their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward.
Self-will and stubbornness » Proceed from » An evil heart
Yet they didn’t listen or pay attention but followed their own advice and according to their own stubborn, evil heart. They went backward and not forward.
Self-will and stubbornness » Proceed from » Unbelief
But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » David
Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.
Self-will and stubbornness » Exemplified » Simeon and levi
may I never join their assembly.
For in their anger they kill men,
and on a whim they hamstring oxen.
Self-will and stubbornness » The wicked cease not from
Whenever the judge died, the Israelites would act even more corruptly than their fathers, going after other gods to worship and bow down to them. They did not turn from their evil practices or their obstinate ways.
Self-will and stubbornness » God knows
and your neck is iron
and your forehead bronze,
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For an overseer, as God’s administrator, must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not addicted to wine, not a bully, not greedy for money,
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Resisting the holy ghost
“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.