Deuteronomy 31:27 meaning and explanation
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
Deuteronomy 31:27, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to the Levites and elders of Israel near the end of his life, as he hands over leadership to Joshua and deposits the Book of the Law beside the ark as a witness. The Hebrew idiom “stiff-necked” pictures an ox that refuses the yoke, and Moses cites Israel’s rebellions during the wilderness years as evidence of what will follow his death.
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