But the people would not listen. They were very stubborn like their ancestors. [207] Their ancestors did not believe the Lord their God.
Exodus 16:28 - Easy To Read Version Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord said to Moses, How long do you [people] refuse to keep My commandments and My laws? American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? Common English Bible The LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to obey my commandments and instructions? Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Lord said to Moses: "How long will you be unwilling to keep my commandments and my law? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law? |
But the people would not listen. They were very stubborn like their ancestors. [207] Their ancestors did not believe the Lord their God.
The people refused the Lord’s laws and his Agreement that he made with their ancestors. They refused to listen to the Lord’s warnings. They worshiped idols [208] that were worth nothing and they themselves became worth nothing. They lived like the people in the nations around them. They did those bad things. And the Lord had warned the people of Israel. The Lord told them not to do those bad things.
But our ancestors quickly forgot about the things God did.\par They did not listen to God’s advice.\par
They didn’t keep their Agreement with God.\par They refused to obey his teachings.\par
Why? Because the people did not trust him.\par They did not believe God could save them.\par
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They told him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go to worship me!
On Saturday, some of the people went out to gather some of the food, but they could not find any.
Look, the Lord has made the Sabbath a day of rest for you. So, on Friday the Lord will give you enough food for two days. Then, on the Sabbath, each of you should sit down and relax! Stay where you are.”
Then Isaiah said, “Family of David, {\cf2\super [85]} listen very carefully! You test the people’s patience—and this is not important to you. So, now you test my God’s patience.
Their plan will not succeed while Samaria is the capital of Ephraim (Israel) and while the ruler of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. {\cf2\super [81]} If you don’t believe this message then people should not believe you.”
People of Jerusalem, wash the evil\par from your hearts.\par Make your hearts pure so you can be saved.\par Don’t continue making evil plans.\par
One bad thing followed another.\par And lies followed lies.\par The people refused to know me.”\par The Lord said those things.\par
“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.
“‘The people of Israel refused to obey my rules. They did not follow my laws. They treated my days of rest as if they were not important. They did all these things because their hearts belonged to their filthy idols.
The people \{of Jerusalem\} rebelled against my commands. They were worse than any of the other nations! They broke more of my laws than any of the people in the countries around them. They refused to listen to my commands! They did not obey my laws!”
The Lord spoke to Moses. He said, “How long will these people continue to turn against me? They show that they don’t trust me. They show that they don’t believe in my power. They refuse to believe me, even after I have shown them many powerful signs. I have done many great things among them.
But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “All the people of Israel were gathered around. But you did not show me honor. You did not show the people of Israel that the power to make the water came from me. You did not show the people that you trusted in me. I will give those people the land that I promised them. But you will not lead them into that land!”
Jesus answered, “You people don’t believe! How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy to me!”