Stephen thunders on with his fundamental charge – “you are always fighting against the Holy Spirit” (v 51). This was the story of Israel and the current Jewish leaders were just being true to type in Stephen’s view. It did not matter how often and in how many diverse ways God communicated with Israel, the response was the same – disobedience.
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God’s people aren’t acting very godly. In fact, they’re blatantly disobedient. “This is the LORD’s message for his rebellious people,” Isaiah writes in verse 30:1. “You follow your own plans instead of mine; you make treaties without asking me, and you keep on sinning.”
Rebellious, deceitful, unwilling to listen to God’s instructions.
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