A Stiff-Necked People
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009A Stiff-Necked People
And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.– Exodus 32: 9-10 (KJV)The adjective “stiff-necked” was coined by William Tyndale for his 1526 translation of the Acts of the Apostles (7: 51), but the phrase “stiffnecked people” (sans hyphen) first appears here, and it will be applied again and again to the obstreperous Israelites.
Their necks are called “stiff” because they won’t bend to God’s will, in this case his commandment against graven images. As he sees the Israelites eat, drink, and make merry in the company of their new golden god, Yahweh cuts short his conference with Moses and vows to wipe out the entire crew.
But Moses defends his people, despite God’s offer to make a “great nation” of his progeny. He argues that Israel’s destruction will only comfort Yahweh’s Egyptian enemies and reminds him of his promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Lord listens to reason and “repents” of “the evil which he thought to do unto his people” (Exodus 32: 14).
But Moses is almost as angry with his people as Yahweh was. When he witnesses their vile behavior with his own two eyes, he flies into a rage, smashing the two tablets on which God had inscribed the Ten Commandments — thus symbolically breaking the whole of the covenant his stiff-necked people partly violated in the golden calf incident.
Then, as his anger “waxe[s] hot” (verse 19), Moses seizes the golden bull and tosses it in a fire, which seems to char rather than melt it, since Moses then grinds it into powder. Mixing the powder with water, he forces the sinning Israelites to drink the potion, which I expect made them thoroughly sick.
Even this, however, isn’t enough for Moses. Calling out to the camp, he demands to know who is with the Lord and who is against him. Only the priestly tribe of Levi pledges their allegiance, and when they have gathered around, Moses orders them to “slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor” (verse 27), which they promptly do. Three thousand Israelites die.
As a reward, Moses confers Yahweh’s blessing upon the Levites and then returns to Mount Sinai. There, Yahweh promises to send an “Angel” before the people so that they’ll have no further use for idols. But he also vows to be revenged upon any future stiff-necked sinners. He won’t have long to wait.
ten years with solution for viruses and none care to help uncover. 6 years with solution to energy crisis with no greenhouse gases with 2 FULL years now after actual experiment built by own hands to prove the point. after begging friends to video experiment and place on net freely-it is now two full years and nothing but ridicule and abuse- there were some positive notes of comments from good hearted persons-but thats it- just nice comments- they do nothing to help uncover- and thus- how mankind has many problems in society- for even the good ones ignore each other during times of peace and stability.
after one whole year of professing messenger of god to no avail I am coming close to concluding the stiff necked people are exactly the same since day one- for not even the highly spiritual ones are any help- one full year within all spiritual groups to find no help to uncover- man does not trust one another- i dont blame many for all the crooks in society- and so it is- the few percentage that harden the majority to be untrusting- i wonder if ww3 must be fought over ENERGY before Cain and Able become brothers and discover the solution to energy right under their noses
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1. Do you the know rainbow is the story of light
2. and the size of human sperm and egg lie within this range
3. and the size of viruses
so when does life start? when sperm and egg come together on a level even simple viruses airborne or not can exists for thousands of years? or at a level too deep in understanding even in the year 2009 for man to comprehend- maybe three parts- one from mom and dad- and something from the breath of life itself via GOD- we come and we go- over and over in the universe- this earth is exactly like an amusement park ride within an amusement park itself- the earth is a ride in which is a function of free will as the eyes of our roots watch everything with arms waiting when ride finished- remember- you are still within the amusement park- the universe itself with infinite possibilities- have faith- the greatest test of strength and growth for the greatest entities of the this universe- YOU are part of this- repent in order to rejoice- Christ is king- be the Christ in your own life to put a smile on gods face







