Thematic Bible: Self-will
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Saul, king of israel » The man who lost a crown characteristics of » Self-will
I thought, 'Now the Philistines will come down on me at Gilgal and I have not sought the Lord's favor.' So I felt obligated to offer the burnt offering." Then Samuel said to Saul, "You have made a foolish choice! You have not obeyed the commandment that the Lord your God gave you. Had you done that, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever!
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to the messengers of God
"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.
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But the people refused to heed Samuel's warning. Instead they said, "No! There will be a king over us!
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"We will not listen to what you claim the Lord has spoken to us!
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
They did not keep their covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law.
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They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,
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Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Walking in the counsels of an evil heart
But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.
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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!'
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to receive correction
Lord, I know you look for faithfulness. But even when you punish these people, they feel no remorse. Even when you nearly destroy them, they refuse to be corrected. They have become as hardheaded as a rock. They refuse to change their ways.
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If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
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So tell them: 'This is a nation that has not obeyed the Lord their God and has not accepted correction. Faithfulness is nowhere to be found in it. These people do not even profess it anymore.
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Self-will » Exemplified » The israelites
Then the Lord said to Moses: "I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!
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Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!
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Moreover, he said to me, "I have taken note of these people; they are a stubborn lot!
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Self-will » Illustrated
I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, 'We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
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Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Rebelling against God
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.
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for I know about your rebellion and stubbornness. Indeed, even while I have been living among you to this very day, you have rebelled against the Lord; you will be even more rebellious after my death!
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Self-will » Characteristic of wicked people
especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,
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(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home --
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Self-will » Punishment for
The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.
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Then all the men of his city must stone him to death. In this way you will purge out wickedness from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.
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Self-will » Forbidden
Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!
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Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.
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Self-will » Servants should » Pray that the people may be forgiven for
and said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, let my Lord go among us, for we are a stiff-necked people; pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
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Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; ignore the stubbornness, wickedness, and sin of these people.
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Self-will » Exemplified » King saul
Why haven't you obeyed the Lord? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the Lord's estimation." Then Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the Lord! I went on the campaign the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites. But the army took from the plunder some of the sheep and cattle -- the best of what was to be slaughtered -- to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal." read more.
Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams. 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."
Then Samuel said, "Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as he does in obedience? Certainly, obedience is better than sacrifice; paying attention is better than the fat of rams. 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."
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to (obey) parents
If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail, his father and mother must seize him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his city.
Self-will » Servants should » Warn the people against
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, "Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! "Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness. "There your fathers tested me and tried me, and they saw my works for forty years. read more.
"Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, 'Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.' "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
"Therefore, I became provoked at that generation and said, 'Their hearts are always wandering and they have not known my ways.' "As I swore in my anger, 'They will never enter my rest!'" See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has an evil, unbelieving heart that forsakes the living God.
Self-will » Proceeds from » Pride
And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances -- those by which an individual, if he obeys them, will live. They boldly turned from you; they rebelled and did not obey.
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"But they -- our ancestors -- behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.
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Self-will » Proceeds from » Unbelief
But they did not pay attention and were as stubborn as their ancestors, who had not trusted the Lord their God.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Hardening the heart
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Heinousness of
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."
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Self-will » Exemplified » Zedekiah
He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.
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Self-will » Exemplified » Josiah
But Josiah did not turn back from him; he disguised himself for battle. He did not take seriously the words of Necho which he had received from God; he went to fight him in the Plain of Megiddo.
Self-will » Proceeds from » An evil heart
But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Going backward and not forward
But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better.
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Self-will » Exemplified » David
But the king's edict stood, despite the objections of Joab and the leaders of the army. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king's presence in order to muster the Israelite army.
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Self-will » God knows
I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.
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Self-will » Servants should » Be without
For the overseer must be blameless as one entrusted with God's work, not arrogant, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not violent, not greedy for gain.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Hardening the neck (metaphorically)
"But they -- our ancestors -- behaved presumptuously; they rebelled and did not obey your commandments.
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Resisting the holy spirit
"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
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Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to listen to God
However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,
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Self-will » Exemplified » Simeon and levi
O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.
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Self-will » The wicked do not cease from
When a leader died, the next generation would again act more wickedly than the previous one. They would follow after other gods, worshiping them and bowing down to them. They did not give up their practices or their stubborn ways.
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