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Disobedience to God is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, often met with stern warnings and severe consequences. The Scriptures consistently emphasize the importance of obedience to God's commands, and the denunciations against disobedience serve as a sobering reminder of the seriousness with which God views rebellion against His will.

Old Testament Denunciations

1. Adam and Eve (Genesis 3): The first act of disobedience in the Bible occurs in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve's decision to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, despite God's explicit command not to, results in the fall of humanity. God pronounces curses upon the serpent, Eve, and Adam, leading to pain, toil, and eventual death. This narrative sets the stage for the consequences of disobedience: "To Adam He said, 'Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life'" (Genesis 3:17).

2. Israel's Rebellion (Deuteronomy 28): The blessings and curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28 provide a clear depiction of the consequences of obedience versus disobedience. God promises blessings for obedience but warns of dire curses for disobedience. The chapter details the calamities that will befall Israel if they turn away from God's commandments, including disease, defeat, and exile: "But if you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you" (Deuteronomy 28:15).

3. Saul's Rejection (1 Samuel 15): King Saul's disobedience in failing to completely destroy the Amalekites, as commanded by God, leads to his rejection as king. The prophet Samuel confronts Saul, declaring that obedience is better than sacrifice: "But Samuel declared: 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams'" (1 Samuel 15:22).

New Testament Denunciations

1. Jesus' Teachings (Matthew 7:21-23): Jesus warns that not everyone who calls Him "Lord" will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only those who do the will of His Father. This teaching underscores the importance of obedience to God's will as a criterion for entering the kingdom: "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven" (Matthew 7:21).

2. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5): The account of Ananias and Sapphira serves as a stark warning against deceit and disobedience within the early church. Their attempt to deceive the Holy Spirit by withholding part of the proceeds from the sale of their property results in their sudden deaths, demonstrating the seriousness of disobedience: "Then Peter said, 'How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also'" (Acts 5:9).

3. Paul's Warnings (Romans 1:18-32): The Apostle Paul describes the wrath of God against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth. He outlines a progression of disobedience that leads to a depraved mind and a host of sinful behaviors, emphasizing that those who practice such things are deserving of death: "Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things but also approve of those who practice them" (Romans 1:32).

Throughout the Bible, disobedience to God is met with clear denunciations and consequences, serving as a powerful reminder of the importance of aligning one's life with God's commands and will.

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Numbers 14:11,12,22-24
And the LORD said to Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them?
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Numbers 32:8-13
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
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Deuteronomy 18:19
And it shall come to pass, that whoever will not listen to my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
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Deuteronomy 28:15-68
But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come on you, and overtake you:
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Leviticus 26:14-46
But if you will not listen to me, and will not do all these commandments;
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First Epistle of St John, Ch. Ii. Part of the 1St and 2D Verses.
... continue, notwithstanding all his Calls, and all his Denunciations, to prosecute ...
Eyes of Men should be returned in Affronts, and Disobedience to God, and to ...
/.../sermon xii first epistle of.htm

Malachi.
... (4) Denunciations against some contemporary ... (5) Promises of the prosperity of God's
people; ... 2. Disobedience the source of all their past misery, 7:8-14 end. ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xxiii malachi.htm

Jeremiah and Lamentations.
... courageous in declaring the message of God, it was ... He was unsparing in the denunciations
and rebukes ... He was distressed both by the disobedience and apostasy of ...
/.../chapter xvi jeremiah and lamentations.htm

Repentance and Impenitence.
... to account for all the woes and denunciations that the ... the giving up of all excuses
for disobedience, and a ... excuses for not being what and all God requires us ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxiv repentance and impenitence.htm

Manner of Covenanting.
... Dreadful are the denunciations uttered against such as ... of corruption in leading to
disobedience, shame must be felt, and acknowledgment be made before God. ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter ii manner of covenanting.htm

The Temple Cleansed Again
... His warnings and denunciations did not lead them ... rejected the counsel of God against
themselves, being ... and rulers professed obedience, but acted disobedience. ...
/.../white/the desire of ages/chapter 65 the temple cleansed.htm

Hidden Manna
... of the Bible are full of terrible denunciations; can they ... you when their pages accuse
you of disobedience to your ... full joy of the testimony of God, your mind ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/hidden manna.htm

The Original and the Actual Relation of Man to Law.
... and uncompromising, and utters its denunciations, and thunders ... For he is the minister
of God to thee for ... law charges home the past disobedience and threatens ...
/.../shedd/sermons to the natural man/the original and the actual.htm

Covenanting a Duty.
... nor be afraid." And to show that disobedience to this ... shall be denied before the
angels of God!" And, it is also commanded in those denunciations that are ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter iii covenanting a duty.htm

The Hebrew Prophecies.
... were the objects of their severest denunciations; it is ... righteousness he saw that
present disobedience would bring ... carefully studies the laws of God can make ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter v the hebrew prophecies.htm