Deuteronomy 9:7
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7 “Remember! Do not forget how you (A)provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. (B)From the day that you departed from the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against the Lord.
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Deuteronomy 31:27
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27 (A)for I know your rebellion and your (B)stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the Lord, then how much more after my death?
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Numbers 25:2
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2 (A)They invited the people to (B)the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and (C)bowed down to their gods.
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Numbers 21:5
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5 And the people (A)spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul [a]loathes this worthless bread.”
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- Numbers 21:5 detests
Numbers 11:4
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4 Now the (A)mixed multitude who were among them [a]yielded to (B)intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: (C)“Who will give us meat to eat?
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- Numbers 11:4 Lit. lusted intensely
Exodus 17:2
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2 (A)Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, “Give us water, that we may drink.”
So Moses said to them, “Why do you contend with me? Why do you (B)tempt the Lord?”
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Exodus 16:2
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2 Then the whole congregation of the children of Israel (A)complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
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Exodus 14:11
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11 (A)Then they said to Moses, “Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt?
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1 Timothy 1:13-15
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13 although (A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 (C)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, (D)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 (E)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (F)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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- 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant
Ephesians 2:11
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Brought Near by His Blood
11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called (A)the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands—
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am (A)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God.
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Ezekiel 36:31
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31 Then (A)you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good; and you (B)will [a]loathe yourselves in your own sight, for your iniquities and your abominations.
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- Ezekiel 36:31 despise
Ezekiel 20:43
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43 And (A)there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and (B)you shall [a]loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed.
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- Ezekiel 20:43 Or despise
Ezekiel 16:61-63
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61 Then (A)you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for (B)daughters, (C)but not because of My covenant with you. 62 (D)And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, 63 that you may (E)remember and be ashamed, (F)and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done,” says the Lord God.’ ”
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Psalm 95:8-11
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8 “Do not harden your hearts, as in the [a]rebellion,
(A)As in the day of [b]trial in the wilderness,
9 When (B)your fathers tested Me;
They tried Me, though they (C)saw My work.
10 For (D)forty years I was [c]grieved with that generation,
And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts,
And they do not know My ways.’
11 So (E)I swore in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest.’ ”
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- Psalm 95:8 Or Meribah, lit. Strife, Contention
- Psalm 95:8 Or Massah, lit. Trial, Testing
- Psalm 95:10 disgusted
Psalm 78:8-72
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8 And (A)may not be like their fathers,
(B)A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation (C)that did not [a]set its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and [b]carrying bows,
Turned back in the day of battle.
10 (D)They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law,
11 And (E)forgot His works
And His wonders that He had shown them.
12 (F)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, (G)in the field of Zoan.
13 (H)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
And (I)He made the waters stand up like a heap.
14 (J)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 (K)He split the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
16 He also brought (L)streams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 But they sinned even more against Him
By (M)rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
18 And (N)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
19 (O)Yes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 (P)Behold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”
21 Therefore the Lord heard this and (Q)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
22 Because they (R)did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(S)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (T)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [c]bread of (U)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [d]the full.
26 (V)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (W)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
30 They were not [e]deprived of their craving;
But (X)while their food was still in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.
32 In spite of this (Y)they still sinned,
And (Z)did not believe in His wondrous works.
33 (AA)Therefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.
34 (AB)When He slew them, then they sought Him;
And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
35 Then they remembered that (AC)God was their rock,
And the Most High God (AD)their Redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they (AE)flattered Him with their mouth,
And they lied to Him with their tongue;
37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
38 (AF)But He, being full of (AG)compassion, forgave their iniquity,
And did not destroy them.
Yes, many a time (AH)He turned His anger away,
And (AI)did not stir up all His wrath;
39 For (AJ)He remembered (AK)that they were but flesh,
(AL)A breath that passes away and does not come again.
40 How often they (AM)provoked[f] Him in the wilderness,
And grieved Him in the desert!
41 Yes, (AN)again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His [g]power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
43 When He worked His signs in Egypt,
And His wonders in the field of Zoan;
44 (AO)Turned their rivers into blood,
And their streams, that they could not drink.
45 (AP)He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,
And (AQ)frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He also gave their crops to the caterpillar,
And their labor to the (AR)locust.
47 (AS)He destroyed their vines with hail,
And their sycamore trees with frost.
48 He also gave up their (AT)cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to fiery [h]lightning.
49 He cast on them the fierceness of His anger,
Wrath, indignation, and trouble,
By sending angels of destruction among them.
50 He made a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave [i]their life over to the plague,
51 And destroyed all the (AU)firstborn in Egypt,
The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 But He (AV)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
53 And He (AW)led them on safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea (AX)overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And He brought them to His (AY)holy border,
This mountain (AZ)which His right hand had acquired.
55 (BA)He also drove out the nations before them,
(BB)Allotted them an inheritance by [j]survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
56 (BC)Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
And did not keep His testimonies,
57 But (BD)turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;
They were turned aside (BE)like a deceitful bow.
58 (BF)For they provoked Him to anger with their (BG)high places,
And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.
59 When God heard this, He was furious,
And greatly abhorred Israel,
60 (BH)So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent He had placed among men,
61 (BI)And delivered His strength into captivity,
And His glory into the enemy’s hand.
62 (BJ)He also gave His people over to the sword,
And was furious with His inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men,
And (BK)their maidens were not given in marriage.
64 (BL)Their priests fell by the sword,
And (BM)their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
(BN)Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 And (BO)He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (BP)which He loved.
69 And He built His (BQ)sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has established forever.
70 (BR)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following (BS)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(BT)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (BU)integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
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- Psalm 78:8 Lit. prepare its heart
- Psalm 78:9 Lit. bow shooters
- Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
- Psalm 78:25 satiation
- Psalm 78:30 Lit. separated
- Psalm 78:40 rebelled against Him
- Psalm 78:42 Lit. hand
- Psalm 78:48 lightning bolts
- Psalm 78:50 Or their beasts
- Psalm 78:55 surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord
Nehemiah 9:16-18
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16 “But(A) they and our fathers acted [a]proudly,
(B)Hardened[b] their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.
17 They refused to obey,
And (C)they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And [c]in their rebellion
They appointed (D)a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
(E)Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.
18 “Even (F)when they made a molded calf for themselves,
And said, ‘This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt,’
And worked great provocations,
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- Nehemiah 9:16 presumptuously
- Nehemiah 9:16 Stiffened their necks, became stubborn
- Nehemiah 9:17 So with MT, Vg.; LXX in Egypt
Deuteronomy 32:5-6
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5 “They(A) have corrupted themselves;
They are not His children,
Because of their blemish:
A (B)perverse and crooked generation.
6 Do you thus (C)deal[a] with the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is He not (D)your Father, who (E)bought you?
Has He not (F)made you and established you?
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- Deuteronomy 32:6 repay the
Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 And you shall remember that the Lord your God (A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and (B)test you, (C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
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Numbers 20:2-5
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2 (A)Now there was no water for the congregation; (B)so they gathered together against Moses and Aaron. 3 And the people (C)contended with Moses and spoke, saying: “If only we had died (D)when our brethren died before the Lord! 4 (E)Why have you brought up the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that we and our animals should die here? 5 And why have you made us come up out of Egypt, to bring us to this evil place? It is not a place of grain or figs or vines or pomegranates; nor is there any water to drink.”
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Numbers 16:1-35
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Rebellion Against Moses and Aaron
16 Now (A)Korah the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, with (B)Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men; 2 and they rose up before Moses with some of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty leaders of the congregation, (C)representatives of the congregation, men of renown. 3 (D)They gathered together against Moses and Aaron, and said to them, “You [a]take too much upon yourselves, for (E)all the congregation is holy, every one of them, (F)and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the Lord?”
4 So when Moses heard it, he (G)fell on his face; 5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is (H)His and who is (I)holy,[b] and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to (J)come near to Him. 6 Do this: Take censers, Korah and all your company; 7 put fire in them and put incense in them before the Lord tomorrow, and it shall be that the man whom the Lord chooses is the holy one. You take too much upon yourselves, you sons of Levi!”
8 Then Moses said to Korah, “Hear now, you sons of Levi: 9 Is it (K)a small thing to you that the God of Israel has (L)separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the work of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to serve them; 10 and that He has brought you near to Himself, you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also? 11 Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against the Lord. (M)And what is Aaron that you complain against him?”
12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come up! 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of (N)a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, that you should (O)keep acting like a prince over us? 14 Moreover (P)you have not brought us into (Q)a land flowing with milk and honey, nor given us inheritance of fields and vineyards. Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!”
15 Then Moses was very angry, and said to the Lord, (R)“Do not [c]respect their offering. (S)I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I hurt one of them.”
16 And Moses said to Korah, “Tomorrow, you and all your company be present (T)before the Lord—you and they, as well as Aaron. 17 Let each take his censer and put incense in it, and each of you bring his censer before the Lord, two hundred and fifty censers; both you and Aaron, each with his censer.” 18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense on it, and stood at the door of the tabernacle of meeting with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then (U)the glory of the Lord appeared to all the congregation.
20 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 21 (V)“Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may (W)consume them in a moment.”
22 Then they (X)fell[d] on their faces, and said, “O God, (Y)the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and You be angry with all the (Z)congregation?”
23 So the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the congregation, saying, ‘Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.’ ”
25 Then Moses rose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him. 26 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, (AA)“Depart now from the tents of these wicked men! Touch nothing of theirs, lest you be consumed in all their sins.” 27 So they got away from around the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram; and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the door of their tents, with their wives, their sons, and their little (AB)children.
28 And Moses said: (AC)“By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them (AD)of my own will. 29 If these men die naturally like all men, or if they are (AE)visited by the common fate of all men, then the Lord has not sent me. 30 But if the Lord creates (AF)a new thing, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them up with all that belongs to them, and they (AG)go down alive into the pit, then you will understand that these men have rejected the Lord.”
31 (AH)Now it came to pass, as he finished speaking all these words, that the ground split apart under them, 32 and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, with their households and (AI)all the men with Korah, with all their goods. 33 So they and all those with them went down alive into the pit; the earth closed over them, and they perished from among the assembly. 34 Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”
35 And (AJ)a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
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- Numbers 16:3 assume too much for
- Numbers 16:5 set aside for His use only
- Numbers 16:15 graciously regard
- Numbers 16:22 prostrated themselves
Numbers 14:1-10
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Israel Refuses to Enter Canaan
14 So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people (A)wept that night. 2 (B)And all the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt! Or if only we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why has the Lord brought us to this land to [a]fall by the sword, that our wives and (C)children should become victims? Would it not be better for us to return to Egypt?” 4 So they said to one another, (D)“Let us select a leader and (E)return to Egypt.”
5 Then Moses and Aaron [b]fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
6 But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes; 7 and they spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying: (F)“The land we passed through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the Lord (G)delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, (H)‘a land which flows with milk and honey.’ 9 Only (I)do not rebel against the Lord, (J)nor fear the people of the land, for (K)they[c] are our bread; their protection has departed from them, (L)and the Lord is with us. Do not fear them.”
10 (M)And all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Now (N)the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of meeting before all the children of Israel.
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- Numbers 14:3 be killed in battle
- Numbers 14:5 prostrated themselves
- Numbers 14:9 They shall be as food for our consumption.
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