6245 stubbornness
Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Proud and disobedient resistance to God's will and rejection of his commands.

Stubbornness is an attitude of heart

Jeremiah 7:24 See also Deuteronomy 9:27; Judges 2:19; Psalm 78:8; Isaiah 48:4; Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 9:14; Jeremiah 16:12; Jeremiah 18:12; Hosea 4:16; Zechariah 7:11

The practical consequences of stubbornness

Ephesians 4:18 See also Exodus 13:15; Exodus 33:3; Leviticus 26:19; 2 Chronicles 26:16; Nehemiah 9:16-17; Job 20:6-7; Psalm 10:4; Proverbs 1:24-31; Proverbs 28:14; Proverbs 29:1 sudden destruction for the unrepentant; Isaiah 2:11 a humbling on judgment day; Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 11:8; Jeremiah 13:10; Daniel 5:20 King Nebuchadnezzar deposed; Hosea 13:6 The people of Israel forget their God; Zephaniah 3:11; Mark 6:51-52 Jesus Christ's disciples amazed; Matthew 18:15-17; Romans 2:5 The self-righteous store up wrath for the day of judgment.

Commands not to be stubborn

Nehemiah 9:29 See also Exodus 33:5; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Psalm 95:8; Mark 16:14

Stubbornness can be God's judgment on sin

Isaiah 63:17 When people persistently refuse to obey God, he brings about a condition where they cannot obey him, and consequently cannot receive his blessing. See also Exodus 4:21; Exodus 14:17; Deuteronomy 2:30; Joshua 11:20; Psalm 81:11-12; Romans 9:18; Romans 11:7-8

God's appeal to stubborn people

Isaiah 65:2 See also Romans 10:21; 2 Chronicles 32:24-25; Job 33:16-18; Isaiah 46:12; Jeremiah 7:22-24; Ezekiel 2:4-5; Zechariah 7:11-12; Acts 19:8-9

See also

3284  Holy Spirit, resisting
5170  neck
5931  resistance
6020  sin
6178  hardness of heart
6193  impenitence
6663  freedom of will
7223  exodus, significance
8718  disobedience
8785  opposition
8802  pride
8836  unbelief, response



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