Bible passages on Disobedience to God

 

  1. DENUNCIATIONS AGAIN

Numbers 14:11,12,22-24; 32:8-13; Deuteronomy 18:19; 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:14-46

 

  1. PUNISHMENT OF,

 

  1. INSTANCES OF,

·        Of Adam and Eve, eating the forbidden fruit-Genesis 3:6-11

·        Of Lot, in refusing to go to the mountain, as commanded by the angels- Genesis 19:19,20

·        Of Lot’s wife, in looking back upon Sodom- Genesis 19:26

·        Of Moses in making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael-         Exodus 4:13,14

·        When he struck the rock-Numbers 20:11,23,24

·        Of Aaron, at the hitting of the rock by Moses- Numbers 20:23,24

·        Of Pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of Israel go-Exodus 5:2; 7:13,22,23; 8:15,19,32; 9:12,34; 10:20,27; 11:10; 14:8

·        Of the people of Israel, in gathering excessive quantities of manna-Exodus 16:19,20

·        In refusing to enter the promised land-Deuteronomy 1:26; Numbers 14:1-10; Joshua 5:6; Psalms 106:24,25

·        Of Nadab and Abihu, in offering strange fire-Leviticus 10:1,2

·        Of Balaam, in accompanying the messengers from Balak-Numbers 22:22

·        Of Achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garment-Joshua 7:15-26

·        Of Saul In offering a sacrifice-1 Samuel 13:13

·        In sparing Agag and the spoils of the Amalekites-1 Samuel 15; 28:18

·        Of David, in his adultery, and in arranging for the death of Uriah--2 Samuel 12:9

·        Of Solomon, in building places for idolatrous worship-1 Kings 11:7-10

·        Of the prophet of Judah, in not keeping the commandment to deliver his message to Jeroboam without delay-1 Kings 13

·        Of a man of Israel, who refused to strike the prophet-1 Kings 20:35,36

·        Of Ahab, in suffering the king of Assyria to escape out of his hands-1 Kings 20:42

·        Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order-1 Chronicles 15:13

·        Of the people of Judah-Jeremiah 43:7

·        Of the people of Judah, in going to live in Egypt contrary to divine command-Jeremiah 44:12-14

·        Of Jonah, in refusing to deliver the message to the Ninevites-Jonah 1

·        Of the blind men Jesus healed, and ordered them not to proclaim their healing-Matthew 9:30,31

·        Of the leper whom Jesus healed, and ordered him not to proclaim the fact- Mark 1:45

·        Of Paul, in going to Jerusalem contrary to repeated warnings-Acts 21:4,10-14

 

Obedience is a result of loving God. It's in the Bible, John 14:15 and 23, TLB. "If you love Me, obey Me; …Because I will only reveal Myself to those who love Me and obey Me. The Father will love them too, and we will come to them and live with them."

 

The Holy Spirit will only be given to those who obey the Lord. It's in the Bible, Acts 5:32, NIV. "We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him."

 

Jesus obeyed His Father, as an example of how we should obey Him. It's in the Bible, Hebrews 5:8-9, TLB. "And even though Jesus was God's Son, He had to learn from experience what it was like to obey, when obeying meant suffering. It was after He had proved himself perfect in this experience that Jesus became the Giver of eternal salvation to all those who obey Him."

 

God advises us to obey the laws of the land. It's in the Bible, Romans 13:1-2, TLB. "Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power. So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow."

 

Sometimes obedience to God and His law may require disobedience of earthly powers. It's in the Bible, Acts 5:29, NIV. "We must obey God rather than men!"

 

Children are to obey and honor their parents. It's in the Bible, Ephesians 6:1-3, TLB. "Children obey your parents; this is the right thing to do because God has placed them in authority over you. Honor your father and mother. This is the first of God's Ten Commandments that ends with a promise. And this is the promise: that if you honor your father and mother, yours will be a long life, full of blessing."

 

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