Dictionary of Bible Themes » 6000 Sin and salvation » 6100 Aspects of sin » 6245 stubbornness
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
