11 occurrences

'Reject' in the Bible

When My Angel goes before you and brings you to [the land of] the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Canaanite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, I will reject them and completely destroy them.

Verse ConceptsAngel of the LordAngels as God's servantsJerusalem, History OfGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

I will make My dwelling among you, and My soul will not reject nor separate itself from you.

Verse ConceptsGod Living With UsGod Not Forsaking

‘Does it indeed seem right to You to oppress,To despise and reject the work of Your hands,And to look with favor on the schemes of the wicked?

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodProsperity Of The Wicked

He plans wrongdoing on his bed;He sets himself on a path that is not good;He does not reject or despise evil.

Verse ConceptsEvil WaysImagination, Evil SchemingEvil PlansBedsEvil DevicesMischiefPlottingContinuing In SinStaying Positive

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge [of My law, where I reveal My will].Because you [the priestly nation] have rejected knowledge,I will also reject you from being My priest.Since you have forgotten the law of your God,I will also forget your children.

Verse ConceptsBad CounselDangers Of IgnorancedecisionsPoverty, SpiritualRejection Of GodRejection Of God, Results OfRetributionAdvice, Rejecting God's AdviceWisdom, Source Of HumanValuing KnowledgeGod ForgettingForsaking God's ThingsDeposingIgnorance of GodRejectionignorance

The Lord God has sworn [an oath] by Himself—the Lord God of hosts, says:“I loathe and reject the [self-centered] arrogance of Jacob (Israel),And I hate his palaces and citadels;Therefore, I shall hand over the [idolatrous] city [of Samaria] with all that it contains [to the Assyrian invaders].”

Verse ConceptsGod As A WarriorGod Hating ThingsGod Opposes The Proud

Now hear this, you heads of the house of JacobAnd rulers of the house of Israel,Who hate and reject justiceAnd twist everything that is straight,

Verse ConceptsTwistingMisrepresentationHating Good

But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].

Verse ConceptsAdulterersCompanionsHusbandsMarriage, Purpose OfMonogamySeductionSuffering, Causes OfWeddingsWitnesses, LegalCourtingCovenant RelationshipsYouthful DevotionThe Witness Of GodYoung MarriageWhy Does God Do This?Marriage Between Man And WomanLoving Your WifeWifeLove MarriageHurt And Betrayalmarraige

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