Exodus 32:9

“And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:”

"And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:" - Exodus 32:9
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What does Exodus 32:9 mean?

Exodus 32:9 (KJV) states: "And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people." This verse comes from the book of Exodus, which details the story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt and their journey to the Promised Land. In this…

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The Stiffnecked Heart: A Call to Humility and Obedience

In Exodus 32:9, the Lord speaks profoundly to Moses, saying, "And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people." This piercing observation unveils the nature of the Israelites during their wilderness journey — a people characterized…

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A Prayer for Humility and Repentance

O Lord, Almighty God, Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we come before You in reverence and humility, reflecting on the words spoken to Moses in the wilderness. As You declared, "I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people" (Exodus 32:9, KJV), we are…

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Exodus 32:9 - "And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:"
Exodus 9:32 - "But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up."
"But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up." - Exodus 9:32
Exodus 32:28
Exodus 32:31-32 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. / Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.” Exodus 32:31-32
Exodus 32:32 - "Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."
Exodus 23:32 - "Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods."
Exodus 35:32 - "And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,"
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32.
The Plague of Flies - Exodus 8:20-32
Exodus 32:35 - "And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made."
Exodus 32:16 - "And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables."
Exodus 32:14 - "And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people."
Exodus 29:32 - "And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
Exodus 8:32 - "And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go."
Exodus 36:32 - "And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward."
Mark 9:32 - "But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him."
Exodus 32:17 - "And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp."
Exodus 12:32 - "Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also."
Exodus 32:28 - "And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men."
Exodus 32:3 - "And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron."
Exodus 40:32 - "When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses."
Exodus 32:22 - "And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief."
Esther 9:32 - "And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book."
Exodus 32:5 - "And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD."
Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Exodus 32:25 - "¶ And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:)"
Exodus 32:33 - "And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book."