Hardness of heart
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· 10 viewsPrimarily, in Scripture, a persistent inner refusal to hear and obey the word of God. Also, in a more general sense, an uncaring or unsympathetic attitude towards other people.
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Kinds of hardness of heart
Kinds of hardness of heart
As disobedience towards God
As disobedience towards God
Referring to the disobedience of the Israelites in their wilderness wanderings.
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having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
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As the work of God
As the work of God
God’s judgment on Pharaoh was to confirm him in his stubbornness so that he might feel the full weight of his wrath;
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As an uncaring attitude towards other people
As an uncaring attitude towards other people
“If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,
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Examples of hardness of heart
Examples of hardness of heart
Pharaoh
Pharaoh
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Israel
Israel
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Zedekiah
Zedekiah
He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the Lord. And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
Jesus Christ’s disciples
Jesus Christ’s disciples
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Jesus Christ’s generation
Jesus Christ’s generation
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Paul’s hearers
Paul’s hearers
So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers, saying,
‘Go to this people and say:
“Hearing you will hear, and shall not understand;
And seeing you will see, and not perceive;
For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.” ’
God’s remedies for hardness of heart
God’s remedies for hardness of heart
Repentance
Repentance
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
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A work of grace
A work of grace
God’s promise to Israel.
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