Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
You're stubborn and your hearts are closed off, you always push back against God's Spirit, just like your ancestors did.
Don't be so hardheaded that you miss what God is trying to show you.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Stephen, a devout follower of Jesus and one of the early church leaders, is delivering a bold speech before the Jewish Sanhedrin during his trial for blasphemy. He accuses the religious leaders of being stubbornly resistant to God's truth, using language from the Old Testament to compare them to their ancestors who rejected and persecuted the prophets. This moment occurs in the early days of Christianity, around 30-35 AD, amid growing tensions between Jewish authorities and the fledgling church.
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