Futile Confidence in Egypt

30 “Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord,
(A)“Who take counsel, but not of Me,
And who [a]devise plans, but not of My Spirit,
(B)That they may add sin to sin;

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  1. Isaiah 30:1 Lit. weave a web

(A)I have stretched out My hands all day long to a (B)rebellious people,
Who (C)walk in a way that is not good,
According to their own thoughts;

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The Wickedness of Judah

(A)Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth!
For the Lord has spoken:
“I have nourished and brought up children,
And they have rebelled against Me;

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13 “Woe to them, for they have fled from Me!
Destruction to them,
Because they have transgressed against Me!
Though (A)I redeemed them,
Yet they have spoken lies against Me.

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But in accordance with your hardness and your [a]impenitent heart (A)you are [b]treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

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  1. Romans 2:5 unrepentant
  2. Romans 2:5 storing

10 But they (A)rebelled and (B)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(C)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.

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10 For (A)they shall eat, but not have enough;
They shall commit harlotry, but not increase;
Because they have ceased obeying the Lord.

The Idolatry of Israel

11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine (B)enslave the heart.
12 My people ask counsel from their (C)wooden idols,
And their [a]staff informs them.
For (D)the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray,
And they have played the harlot against their God.

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  1. Hosea 4:12 Diviner’s rod

15 (A)Woe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark;
(B)They say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”

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13 (A)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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Israel Resists the Holy Spirit

51 You (A)stiff-necked[a] and (B)uncircumcised in heart and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you. 52 (C)Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of (D)the Just One, of whom you now have become the betrayers and murderers,

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  1. Acts 7:51 stubborn

(A)Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; (B)do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.”

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And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has (A)rebelled against Me; (B)they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day.

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23 But this people has a defiant and rebellious heart;
They have revolted and departed.

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That (A)this is a rebellious people,
Lying children,
Children who will not hear the law of the Lord;

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I will abide in Your [a]tabernacle forever;
(A)I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

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  1. Psalm 61:4 tent

13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had [a]committed against the Lord, (A)because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because (B)he consulted a medium for guidance. 14 But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore He killed him, and (C)turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 10:13 Lit. transgressed

19 and so it may not happen, when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, ‘I shall have peace, even though I [a]follow the (A)dictates of my heart’—(B)as though the drunkard could be included with the sober.

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  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 walk in the stubbornness or imagination

“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of (A)a rebellious house, which (B)has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; (C)for they are a rebellious house.

“Therefore, son of man, prepare your belongings for captivity, and go into captivity by day in their sight. You shall go from your place into captivity to another place in their sight. It may be that they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.

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Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

91 He (A)who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide (B)under the shadow of the Almighty.
(C)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

Surely (D)He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
(E)He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler.

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  1. Psalm 91:3 One who catches birds in a trap or snare
  2. Psalm 91:4 A small shield

24 (A)You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.

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26 (A)I will make your tongue cling to the roof of your mouth, so that you shall be mute and (B)not be [a]one to rebuke them, (C)for they are a rebellious house. 27 (D)But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, (E)‘Thus says the Lord God.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who refuses, let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house.

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  1. Ezekiel 3:26 Lit. one who rebukes

17 (A)Like keepers of a field they are against her all around,
Because she has been rebellious against Me,” says the Lord.

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A man will be as a hiding place from the wind,
And (A)a [a]cover from the tempest,
As rivers of water in a dry place,
As the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

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  1. Isaiah 32:2 shelter

12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their [a]threats, nor be [b]troubled.

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  1. Isaiah 8:12 Lit. fear or terror
  2. Isaiah 8:12 Lit. in dread

then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, (A)a cloud and smoke by day and (B)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a [a]covering.

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  1. Isaiah 4:5 canopy

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