Rebellion Against God
73 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- Connected With: Contempt of God
- Connected With: Injustice and Corruption
- Connected With: Man is Prone To
- Connected With: Stubbornness
- Connected With: The Heart is the Seat of
- Exhibited in Departing from Him
- Exhibited in Departing from his Instituted Worship
- Exhibited in Departing from his Precepts
- Exhibited in Despising his Counsels
- Exhibited in Despising his Law
- Exhibited in Distrusting his Power
- Exhibited in Murmuring Against Him
- Exhibited in Rebellion Against Governors Appointed by Him
- Exhibited in Refusing to Hearken to Him
- Exhibited in Rejecting his Government
- Exhibited in Revolting from Him
- Exhibited in Sinning Against Light
- Exhibited in Unbelief
- Exhibited in Walking After Our own Thoughts
- Forbidden
- Forgiven Upon Repentance
- God Alone Can Forgive
- God is Ready to Forgive
- Guilt of Aggravated by God's Fatherly Care
- Guilt of Aggravated by God's Unceasing Invitations to Return to Him
- Guilt of To be Confessed
- Guilt of To be Deprecated
- Heinousness of
- Ingratitude of-Illustrated
- Israelites
- Jeroboam
- Kingdom of Israel
- Korah
- Ministers: Cautioned Against
- Ministers: Sent to Those Guilty of
- Ministers: should Remind Their People of Past
- Ministers: should Testify Against
- Ministers: should Warn Against
- Moses and Aaron
- Pharaoh
- Promises to Those Who Avoid
- Provokes Christ
- Provokes God
- Punishment For
- Punishment for Teaching
- Religious Instruction Designed to Prevent
- Saul
- They Who are Guilty of Aggravate Their Sin By
- They Who are Guilty of Brought Low For
- They Who are Guilty of Cast out in Their Sins For
- They Who are Guilty of Cast out of the Church For
- They Who are Guilty of Delivered Into the Hands of Enemies on Account of
- They Who are Guilty of Denounced
- They Who are Guilty of Have God As Their Enemy
- They Who are Guilty of Have God's Hand Against Them
- They Who are Guilty of Impoverished For
- They Who are Guilty of Increase In, Though Chastised
- They Who are Guilty of Persevere In
- They Who are Guilty of Practise Hypocrisy to Hide
- They Who are Guilty of Restored Through Christ Alone
- They Who are Guilty of Warned not to Exalt Themselves
- Vexes the Holy Spirit
- Zedekiah
Connected With: Contempt of God
- Psalm 107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
Connected With: Injustice and Corruption
- Isaiah 1:23 Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
Connected With: Man is Prone To
- Deuteronomy 31:27 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!
- Romans 7:14–18 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. …
Connected With: Stubbornness
- Deuteronomy 31:27 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!
Connected With: The Heart is the Seat of
- Jeremiah 5:23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
- Matthew 15:18–19 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. …
- Hebrews 3:12 See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.
Exhibited in Departing from Him
- Isaiah 59:13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.
Exhibited in Departing from his Instituted Worship
- Exodus 32:8–9 How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you …
- Joshua 22:16–19 “This is what the whole congregation of the LORD says: ‘What is this breach of faith you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the LORD and building for yourselves an altar, that you might rebel …
Exhibited in Departing from his Precepts
- Daniel 9:5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Exhibited in Despising his Counsels
- Psalm 107:11 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
Exhibited in Despising his Law
- Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
Exhibited in Distrusting his Power
- Ezekiel 17:15 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
Exhibited in Murmuring Against Him
- Numbers 20:3 The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!
- Numbers 20:10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”
Exhibited in Rebellion Against Governors Appointed by Him
- Joshua 1:18 Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”
Exhibited in Refusing to Hearken to Him
- Deuteronomy 9:23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.
- Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against …
- Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing.
Exhibited in Rejecting his Government
- 1 Samuel 8:7 And the LORD said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
Exhibited in Revolting from Him
- Isaiah 1:5 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Isaiah 31:6 Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
Exhibited in Sinning Against Light
- Job 24:13 Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
- John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
- Acts 13:41 ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
Exhibited in Unbelief
- Deuteronomy 9:23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.
- Psalm 106:24–25 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. …
Exhibited in Walking After Our own Thoughts
- Isaiah 65:2 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
Forbidden
- Numbers 14:9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
- Joshua 22:19 If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by …
Forgiven Upon Repentance
- Nehemiah 9:26–27 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. …
God Alone Can Forgive
- Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him
God is Ready to Forgive
- Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and …
Guilt of Aggravated by God's Fatherly Care
- Isaiah 1:2 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
Guilt of Aggravated by God's Unceasing Invitations to Return to Him
- Isaiah 65:2 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations,
Guilt of To be Confessed
- Lamentations 1:18 The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
- Lamentations 1:20 See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.
- Daniel 9:5 we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Guilt of To be Deprecated
- Joshua 22:29 Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”
Heinousness of
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
Ingratitude of-Illustrated
- Isaiah 1:2–3 Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me. …
Israelites
- Deuteronomy 9:23–24 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him. …
Jeroboam
- 1 Kings 12:28–33 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” …
Kingdom of Israel
- Hosea 7:14 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
- Hosea 13:16 Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
Korah
- Numbers 16:11 Therefore, it is you and all your followers who have conspired against the LORD! As for Aaron, who is he that you should grumble against him?”
Ministers: Cautioned Against
- Ezekiel 2:8 And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.”
Ministers: Sent to Those Guilty of
- Ezekiel 2:3–7 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. …
- Ezekiel 3:4–9 Then He said to me, “Son of man, go now to the house of Israel and speak My words to them. …
- Mark 12:4–8 Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully. …
Ministers: should Remind Their People of Past
- Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 31:27 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!
Ministers: should Testify Against
- Isaiah 30:8–9 Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. …
- Ezekiel 17:12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 44:6 Tell the rebellious house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I have had enough of all your abominations, O house of Israel.
Ministers: should Warn Against
- Numbers 14:9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
Moses and Aaron
- Numbers 20:12 But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”
- Numbers 20:24 “Aaron will be gathered to his people; he will not enter the land that I have given the Israelites, because both of you rebelled against My command at the waters of Meribah.
Pharaoh
- Exodus 5:1–2 After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’” …
Promises to Those Who Avoid
- Deuteronomy 28:1–13 “Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. …
- 1 Samuel 12:14 If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
Provokes Christ
- Exodus 23:20–21 Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. …
- 1 Corinthians 10:9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
Provokes God
- Numbers 16:30 But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD …
- Nehemiah 9:26 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
Punishment For
- Leviticus 26:14–39 If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, …
- 1 Samuel 12:15 But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
- Isaiah 1:20 But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
- Jeremiah 4:16–18 Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah. …
- Ezekiel 20:8 But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against …
- Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Punishment for Teaching
- Jeremiah 28:16 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
Religious Instruction Designed to Prevent
- Psalm 78:5 For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,
- Psalm 78:8 Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
Saul
- 1 Samuel 15:9 Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that …
- 1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
They Who are Guilty of Aggravate Their Sin By
- Job 34:27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways.
They Who are Guilty of Brought Low For
- Psalm 107:11–12 because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. …
They Who are Guilty of Cast out in Their Sins For
- Psalm 5:10 Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.
They Who are Guilty of Cast out of the Church For
- Ezekiel 20:38 And I will purge you of those who rebel and transgress against Me. I will bring them out of the land in which they dwell, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
They Who are Guilty of Delivered Into the Hands of Enemies on Account of
- Nehemiah 9:26–27 But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. …
They Who are Guilty of Denounced
- Isaiah 30:1 “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.
They Who are Guilty of Have God As Their Enemy
- Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
They Who are Guilty of Have God's Hand Against Them
- 1 Samuel 12:15 But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
- Psalm 106:26–27 So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness, …
They Who are Guilty of Impoverished For
- Psalm 68:6 God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
They Who are Guilty of Increase In, Though Chastised
- Isaiah 1:5 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
They Who are Guilty of Persevere In
- Deuteronomy 9:7 Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 9:24 You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.
They Who are Guilty of Practise Hypocrisy to Hide
- Hosea 7:14 They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
They Who are Guilty of Restored Through Christ Alone
- Psalm 68:18 You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
They Who are Guilty of Warned not to Exalt Themselves
- Psalm 66:7 He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Vexes the Holy Spirit
- Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
Zedekiah
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.