Hardness of heart
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· 5 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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being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness 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 a poor person among you from among one of your brothers in one of your towns that Yahweh your God is giving to you, you shall not harden your heart, and you shall not shut your hand toward your brother who is poor.
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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
And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet who spoke for Yahweh. And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the 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 being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers, saying,
‘Go to this people and say,
“You will keep on hearing and will never understand,
and you will keep on seeing and will never perceive.
For the heart of this people has become dull,
and with their ears they hear with difficulty,
and they have shut their eyes,
lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their heart,
and turn, and I would 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 contrite heart,
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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