Resentment, against God
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· 5 viewsResentment against God or Jesus Christ is usually the consequence of a lack of faith or unbelief or as a response to adverse circumstances.
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Israel’s resentment against God expressed in constant grumbling
Israel’s resentment against God expressed in constant grumbling
Resentment at hardships and lack of provisions
Resentment at hardships and lack of provisions
Ex 15:24; Ex 16:2–3; Ex 17:3; Nu 20:2–5; Nu 21:4–5
Resentment due to faithless fear
Resentment due to faithless fear
Ex 14:10–11; Nu 14:2–3; Nu 14:36; Dt 1:27; Ps 106:25
God’s response to Israel’s resentment
God’s response to Israel’s resentment
Punishment
Punishment
Nu 11:1; Nu 14:27–30; Nu 14:37; Ps 106:26–27; 1 Co 10:10
Merciful provision
Merciful provision
Ex 16:4; Ex 16:8–9; Ex 16:11–12; Nu 17:5; Nu 17:10
Expressions of resentment
Expressions of resentment
At suffering
At suffering
“I loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my complaint;
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
See also Job 3:20–26; Job 7:11; 1 Sa 1:10; Ps 77:1–3; Ps 142:2; Je 15:18
At apparently unjust treatment by God
At apparently unjust treatment by God
She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi, when the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?”
See also Job 23:2; Is 40:27
At God’s word
At God’s word
For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,
See also 1 Ki 20:42–43; 1 Ki 21:4; 2 Ch 30:10; 2 Ch 36:16
The folly of resentment
The folly of resentment
Surely vexation kills the fool,
and jealousy slays the simple.
See also Ps 73:21–22; Pr 15:12; Pr 19:3; La 3:39
The evil of resentment
The evil of resentment
“The godless in heart cherish anger;
they do not cry for help when he binds them.
See also Jas 3:14–16; Jud 16
Resentment towards Jesus Christ
Resentment towards Jesus Christ
At his miracles
At his miracles
Mt 13:54–58; Mt 21:15
At his teaching
At his teaching
Mt 15:12; Jn 6:60–61
At his claims
At his claims
So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves.