Disobedience is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as, “not doing what someone or something that authority tells you to do: refusing or failing to obey rules, laws, etc.” In the Old Testament there seems to be countless stories of kings, God’s people, and specific characters that practice the art of disobedience- when they are called to obey. Their disobedient nature causes pain, agony, and loss. It’s safe to say that the act of being disobedient has been around since the creation of man. If we look at the very beginning of Genesis, we are able to see the first disobedient act of mankind. For God in Genesis 3:3 said, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die," however in Genesis 3:6 we see Eve disobeying God’s commands. Not only does she take a bite
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In Exodus 32 we see the Israelites right after they are rescued by God’s grace from the evil hand of Egypt. After seeing all the ways God had provided for them, and the miracles that He had Moses perform- they ended up disobeying God by worshiping their own hand made calf. Instead of being patient and waiting for Moses to come back down the mountain- they took matters in their own hands. Even the leadership (Aaron) was lead astray. When Moses heard of this, he ended up commanding those that chose to follow God (The Levites) to go into their camp from start to finish and kill their family, friends, and neighbor. The Levites follow Moses’ command. However that wasn’t there only punishment God bestowed on His people. God ended up placing a plague on His people for being disobedient, as well as making them wonder for 40 years in the desert. Anyone over the age of 20 who disobeyed God would not see the promise land as we see in Numbers 13:35 where it states that those that disobeyed, “meet their end in this wilderness; here they will
In Exodus 32 we see the Israelites right after they are rescued by God’s grace from the evil hand of Egypt. After seeing all the ways God had provided for them, and the miracles that He had Moses perform- they ended up disobeying God by worshiping their own hand made calf. Instead of being patient and waiting for Moses to come back down the mountain- they took matters in their own hands. Even the leadership (Aaron) was lead astray. When Moses heard of this, he ended up commanding those that chose to follow God (The Levites) to go into their camp from start to finish and kill their family, friends, and neighbor. The Levites follow Moses’ command. However that wasn’t there only punishment God bestowed on His people. God ended up placing a plague on His people for being disobedient, as well as making them wonder for 40 years in the desert. Anyone over the age of 20 who disobeyed God would not see the promise land as we see in Numbers 13:35 where it states that those that disobeyed, “meet their end in this wilderness; here they will