Psalm 78:8
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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.
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- Psalm 78:8 Lit. prepare its heart
Psalm 78:37
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37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
Exodus 32:9
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9 And the Lord said to Moses, (A)“I have seen this people, and indeed it is a [a]stiff-necked people!
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- Exodus 32:9 stubborn
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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Ezekiel 20:18
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18 “But I said to their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers, nor observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
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Acts 7:51
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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.
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- Acts 7:51 stubborn
2 Chronicles 30:7
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7 And do not be (A)like your fathers and your brethren, who trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, so that He (B)gave them up to (C)desolation, as you see.
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2 Kings 17:14
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14 Nevertheless they would not hear, but (A)stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who (B)did not believe in the Lord their God.
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Exodus 33:3
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3 Go up (A)to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, lest (B)I [a]consume you on the way, for you are a (C)stiff-necked[b] people.”
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- Exodus 33:3 destroy
- Exodus 33:3 stubborn
Acts 11:23
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23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and (A)encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.
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Matthew 23:31-33
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31 “Therefore you are witnesses against yourselves that (A)you are sons of those who murdered the prophets. 32 (B)Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers’ guilt. 33 Serpents, (C)brood[a] of vipers! How can you escape the condemnation of hell?
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- Matthew 23:33 offspring
Ezekiel 20:8
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8 But they rebelled against Me and would not [a]obey Me. They did not all cast away the abominations which were before their eyes, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. Then I said, ‘I will (A)pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.’
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- Ezekiel 20:8 Lit. listen to
Ezekiel 2:3-8
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3 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. 4 (C)For they are [a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 (D)As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a (E)rebellious house—yet they (F)will know that a prophet has been among them.
6 “And you, son of man, (G)do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though (H)briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; (I)do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, (J)though they are a rebellious house. 7 (K)You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and (L)eat what I give you.”
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- Ezekiel 2:4 Lit. stiff-faced and hard-hearted sons
Isaiah 30:9
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9 That (A)this is a rebellious people,
Lying children,
Children who will not hear the law of the Lord;
Psalm 106:7
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7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;
They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,
(A)But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
Psalm 68:6
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6 (A)God sets the solitary in families;
(B)He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;
But (C)the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Job 11:13
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2 Chronicles 30:19
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19 who (A)prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”
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2 Chronicles 20:33
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33 Nevertheless (A)the [a]high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not (B)directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
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- 2 Chronicles 20:33 Places for pagan worship
2 Chronicles 19:3
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3 Nevertheless (A)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”
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- 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth
2 Chronicles 12:14
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14 And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
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Joshua 14:8-9
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8 Nevertheless (A)my brethren who went up with me made the [a]heart of the people melt, but I wholly (B)followed the Lord my God. 9 So Moses swore on that day, saying, (C)‘Surely the land (D)where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’
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- Joshua 14:8 courage of the people fail
Deuteronomy 9:24
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24 (A)You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.
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Deuteronomy 9:13
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13 “Furthermore (A)the Lord spoke to me, saying, ‘I have seen this people, and indeed (B)they are a [a]stiff-necked people.
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- Deuteronomy 9:13 stubborn or rebellious
Deuteronomy 9:6-7
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6 Therefore understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a (A)stiff-necked[a] people.
7 “Remember! Do not forget how you (B)provoked the Lord your God to wrath in the wilderness. (C)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 9:6 stubborn or rebellious
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