Hosea 8:12
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12 Even though I gave them all my laws,
they act as if those laws don’t apply to them.
Deuteronomy 4:6-8
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6 Obey them completely, and you will display your wisdom and intelligence among the surrounding nations. When they hear all these decrees, they will exclaim, ‘How wise and prudent are the people of this great nation!’ 7 For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him? 8 And what great nation has decrees and regulations as righteous and fair as this body of instructions that I am giving you today?
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Romans 7:12
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12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.
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Romans 3:1
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God Remains Faithful
3 Then what’s the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the ceremony of circumcision?
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Hosea 4:6
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6 My people are being destroyed
because they don’t know me.
Since you priests refuse to know me,
I refuse to recognize you as my priests.
Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,
I will forget to bless your children.
Ezekiel 20:11
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11 There I gave them my decrees and regulations so they could find life by keeping them.
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Jeremiah 6:16-17
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Judah Rejects the Lord’s Way
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’
17 I posted watchmen over you who said,
‘Listen for the sound of the alarm.’
But you replied,
‘No! We won’t pay attention!’
Isaiah 30:9
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9 that these people are stubborn rebels
who refuse to pay attention to the Lord’s instructions.
Proverbs 22:20
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20 I have written thirty sayings[a] for you,
filled with advice and knowledge.
Footnotes
- 22:20 Or excellent sayings; the meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Psalm 147:19-20
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19 He has revealed his words to Jacob,
his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the Lord!
Psalm 119:18
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18 Open my eyes to see
the wonderful truths in your instructions.
Psalm 50:17
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17 For you refuse my discipline
and treat my words like trash.
Nehemiah 9:26
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26 “But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.
Nehemiah 9:13-14
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13 “You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good. 14 You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.
2 Kings 17:15-16
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15 They rejected his decrees and the covenant he had made with their ancestors, and they despised all his warnings. They worshiped worthless idols, so they became worthless themselves. They followed the example of the nations around them, disobeying the Lord’s command not to imitate them.
16 They rejected all the commands of the Lord their God and made two calves from metal. They set up an Asherah pole and worshiped Baal and all the forces of heaven.
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