But the people would not listen. They were very stubborn like their ancestors. [207] Their ancestors did not believe the Lord their God.
Hebrews 3:8 - Easy To Read Version don’t be stubborn like in the past,\par when you were against God.\par That was the day you tested God\par in the desert.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, In the day of temptation in the wilderness: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Do not harden your hearts, as [happened] in the rebellion [of Israel] and their provocation and embitterment [of Me] in the day of testing in the wilderness, American Standard Version (1901) Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness, Common English Bible “don’t have stubborn hearts ” “as they did in the rebellion, ” “on the day when they tested me in the desert. ” Catholic Public Domain Version harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, the very day of temptation, in the desert, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation; in the day of temptation in the desert, |
But the people would not listen. They were very stubborn like their ancestors. [207] Their ancestors did not believe the Lord their God.
Don’t be stubborn like your ancestors {\cf2\super [364]} were. But obey the Lord with a willing heart. Come to the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [365]} The Lord has made the Most Holy Place to be holy forever. Serve the Lord your God. Then the Lord’s fearful anger will turn away from you.
Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. In the past Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to make a promise to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah used God’s name and promised to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. But Zedekiah was very stubborn and refused to change his life and come back and obey the Lord God of Israel.
But those people, our ancestors, {\cf2\super [52]} \par became proud.\par They became stubborn.\par They refused to obey your commands.\par
God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par
Our ancestors became hungry in the desert.\par And they tested God in the wilderness.\par
Then those people decided to test God.\par They asked God for food, just to satisfy their appetites.\par
But they tested God Most-High\par and made him very sad.\par Those people didn‘t obey God’s commands.\par
God says,\par “Don’t be stubborn,\par like you were at Meribah, {\cf2\super [526]} \par like you were at Massah {\cf2\super [527]} in the desert.\par
Moses named that place Meribah [116] and Massah, [117] because this was the place that the people of Israel turned against him and tested the Lord. The people wanted to know if the Lord was with them or not.
Pharaoh saw that they were free of the frogs, and he again became stubborn. Pharaoh did not do what Moses and Aaron had asked him to do. This happened just like the Lord had said.
If a person always respects the Lord, then that person will be blessed. But if a person is stubborn and refuses to respect the Lord, then he will have trouble.
If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.
But your ancestors did not listen to me. They did not pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did evil worse than their fathers.
But Nebuchadnezzar became proud and stubborn. So his power was taken away from him. He was taken off his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
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.
Yes, the minds of these people\par (the Jews) are now closed.\par They have ears,\par but they don’t listen.\par And they refuse to see \{the truth\}.\par If their minds were not closed,\par they might see with their eyes;\par they might hear with their ears;\par they might understand with their minds.\par Then they might turn back to me and be healed.\par \i (Isaiah 6:9-10)\i0 \par
But some of the Jews became stubborn. They refused to believe. These Jews said some very bad things about the Way \{of Jesus\}. All the people heard these things. So Paul left those Jews and took the followers \{of Jesus\} with him. Paul went to a place where a man named Tyrannus had a school. There Paul talked with people every day.
So Moses led the people out. He did powerful things and miracles. {\cf2\super [138]} Moses did these things in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and then in the desert for 40 years.
We should not test the Lord like some of those people did. They were killed by snakes \{because they tested the Lord\}.
Don’t be stubborn like Pharaoh and the Egyptians. God punished the Egyptians. That is why the Egyptians let the Israelites leave Egypt.