What does the Bible say about disobedience to god?

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The Bible teaches that disobedience to God is a serious rejection of his righteous authority, bringing guilt, discipline, and judgment, yet God calls sinners to repentance and faith. Israel repeatedly rebelled and grieved him, as Psalms 78:10 and 78:40 recall. Deuteronomy 11:28 and 28:15 warn that refusing God’s commandments brings covenant curse, while Joshua 5:6 shows the costly consequences of unbelief. Saul’s rejection in 1 Samuel 13:14 and Eli’s warning in 1 Samuel 2:30 reveal that God honors those who honor him. Yet Jeremiah 18:10 shows that judgment rightly answers persistent evil. Apart from grace, people follow the world and disobey God, as Ephesians 2:2 teaches; therefore salvation rests on God’s mercy, producing willing obedience.

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DENUNCIATIONS AGAINST Numbers 14:11; Numbers 14:12; Numbers 14:22-24; Numbers 32:8-13; Deuteronomy 18:19; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; Leviticus 26:14-46
PUNISHMENT OF
Of the Egyptians by plagues See PLAGUES
See also SIN, PUNISHMENT OF
INSTANCES OF
Of Adam and Eve, eating the forbidden fruit Genesis 3:6-11
Of Lot, in refusing to go to the mountain, as commanded by the angels Genesis 19:19; Genesis 19:20
Of Lot’s wife, in looking back upon Sodom Genesis 19:26
Of Moses In making excuses when commissioned to deliver lsrael Exodus 4:13; Exodus 4:14; Numbers 20:11; Numbers 20:23; Numbers 20:24
Of Aaron, at the hitting of the rock by Moses Numbers 20:23; Numbers 20:24
Of Pharaoh, in refusing to let the people of Israel go Exodus 5:2; Exodus 7:13; Exodus 7:22; Exodus 7:23; Exodus 8:15; Exodus 8:19; Exodus 8:32; Exodus 9:12; Exodus 9:34; Exodus 10:20; Exodus 10:27; Exodus 11:10
Of the people of Israel, in gathering excessive quantities of manna Exodus 16:19; Exodus 16:20
In refusing to enter the promised land Deuteronomy 1:26; Numbers 14:1-10; Joshua 5:6; Psalms 106:24; Psalms 106:25
Of Nadab and Abihu, in offering strange fire Leviticus 10:1; Leviticus 10:2
Of Balaam, in accompanying the messengers from Balak Numbers 22:22
Of Achan, in hiding the wedge of gold and the Babylonian garnient Joshua 7:15-26
Of Saul In offering a sacrifice 1 Samuel 13:13; 1 Samuel 15; 1 Samuel 28:18
Of David, in his adultery, and in arranging for the death of Uriah 2 Samuel 12:9
Of Solomon, in building places for idolatrous worship 1 Kings 11:7-10
Of the prophet of Judah, in not keeping the commandment to deliver his message to Jeroboam without delay 1 Kings 13
Of a man of Israel, who refused to strike the prophet 1 Kings 20:35; 1 Kings 20:36
Of Ahab, in suffering the king of Assyria to escape out of his hands 1 Kings 20:42
Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order 1 Chronicles 15:13
Of the people of Judah Jeremiah 43:7
Of the people of Judah, in going to live in Egypt contrary to divine command Jeremiah 44:12-14
Of Jonah, in refusing to deliver the message to the Ninevites Jonah 1
Of the blind men Jesus healed, and ordered them not to proclaim their healing Matthew 9:30; Matthew 9:31
Of the leper whom Jesus healed, and ordered him not to proclaim the fact Mark 1:45
Of Paul, in going to Jerusalem contrary to repeated warnings Acts 21:4; Acts 21:10-14
OF CHILDREN See CHILDREN, COMMANDMENTS TO
OF THE RIGHTEOUS See COMMANDMENTS

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Provokes his anger Psalms 78:10; Psalms 78:40; Isaiah 3:8
Forfeits his favour 1 Samuel 13:14
Forfeits his promised blessings Joshua 5:6; 1 Samuel 2:30; Jeremiah 18:10
Brings a curse Deuteronomy 11:28; Deuteronomy 28:15
A characteristic of the wicked Ephesians 2:2; Titus 1:16; Titus 3:3
The wicked persevere in Jeremiah 2:21
Heinousness of, illustrated Jeremiah 35:14
Men prone to excuse Genesis 3:12; Genesis 3:13
Shall be punished Isaiah 42:24; Isaiah 42:25; Hebrews 2:2
Acknowledge the punishment of, to be just Nehemiah 9:32; Nehemiah 9:33; Daniel 9:10; Daniel 9:11; Daniel 9:14
Warnings against 1 Samuel 12:15; Jeremiah 12:17
Bitter results of, illustrated Jeremiah 9:13; Jeremiah 9:15
Exemplified
Adam and Eve Genesis 3:6; Genesis 3:11
Pharaoh Exodus 5:2
Nadab, &c Leviticus 10:1
Moses, &c Numbers 20:8; Numbers 20:11; Numbers 20:24
Saul 1 Samuel 28:18
The prophet 1 Kings 13:20-23
Israel 2 Kings 18:9-12
Jonah Jonah 1:2; Jonah 1:3

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