8 occurrences

'Stiff necked' in the Bible

And the Lord said to Moses, I have been watching this people, and I see that they are a stiff-necked people.

Verse ConceptsNecksStubbornnessStiffnecked PeopleSelf WillGod Seeing The Wicked

Go up to that land flowing with milk and honey; but I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, for fear that I send destruction on you while you are on the way.

Verse ConceptsFoodStubbornness, Consequences OfTent Of MeetingObstinacy Against GodGod Might Kill His PeopleMilk And HoneyRich Food

And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.

Verse ConceptsNecksCharacter Of WickedCosmeticsPeople Stripping OffGod Might Kill His Peoplejewelry

And he said, If now I have grace in your eyes, let the Lord go among us, for this is a stiff-necked people, and give us forgiveness for our wrongdoing and our sin, and take us for your heritage.

Verse ConceptsPrayer, For OthersStiffnecked PeopleNecksSelf WillGod Goes With YouGod Forgive!

Be certain then that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land as a reward for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.

Verse ConceptsUnderstandingObstinacy Against GodStiffnecked PeopleNecksSelf Will

And then the Lord said to me, I have seen that this people is stiff-necked:

Verse ConceptsGod Seeing The Wicked

And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodGenerationsAttitudes Of StubbornnessLoyaltyRebellion, Of IsraelSelf WillNot Like PeopleBeing Differentrebellionfatherhoodapostasy

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Stiff-Necked (17 instances)

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