Ingratitude among citizens is a recurring theme in the Bible, often highlighting the failure of individuals and communities to recognize and appreciate the blessings and provisions given by God. This lack of gratitude is frequently depicted as a moral failing that leads to further disobedience and rebellion against divine authority.

One of the most prominent examples of ingratitude among citizens is found in the narrative of the Israelites during their exodus from Egypt. Despite witnessing numerous miracles and receiving divine provision, the Israelites repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction and ungratefulness. In Exodus 16:2-3 , the Israelites grumble against Moses and Aaron, saying, "If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt, where we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread! But you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death." This complaint reflects a profound ingratitude for the deliverance and sustenance provided by God.

The theme of ingratitude is further illustrated in the book of Numbers. In Numbers 14:2-4 , the Israelites again express their discontent, saying, "If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness! Why is the LORD bringing us into this land to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will become plunder. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?" This persistent ingratitude ultimately leads to severe consequences, as God decrees that the generation of Israelites who left Egypt would not enter the Promised Land (Numbers 14:22-23).

In the New Testament, Jesus addresses the issue of ingratitude in the parable of the Ten Lepers. In Luke 17:11-19 , Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one returns to give thanks. Jesus asks, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where then are the other nine?" (Luke 17:17). This account underscores the expectation of gratitude and the disappointment when it is absent.

The Apostle Paul also warns against ingratitude in his epistles. In Romans 1:21 , he describes how humanity's failure to honor God and give thanks leads to futile thinking and darkened hearts: "For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts."

Ingratitude among citizens is not merely a personal failing but is often depicted as a communal issue that can lead to societal decay. The Bible consistently calls for a recognition of God's providence and a response of thankfulness, emphasizing that gratitude is a fundamental aspect of a faithful and obedient life.Ecclesiastes 9:14-16
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Open the History of America, the History of England...
... fought, spoke, suffered; rose and fell, in their political life, from popularity
to ingratitude, from glory to bitter scorn of their citizens,"always in the ...
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Whether by Divine Justice an Eternal Punishment is Inflicted on ...
... that sinners should be brought to naught: because on account of ingratitude a person ...
of being cut off entirely from the fellowship of the citizens, either by ...
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The Ten Lepers
... their homes, their power of working, their rights as citizens; restored to all ... What
stupidity, hardhearted- ness, ingratitude of those nine, never to have even ...
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First Ministry in Jud??a --John's Second Testimony.
... belt around his loins, preaching to the Jud??an multitude of pale citizens"portly,
gray ... They looked upon this conduct as a species of ingratitude on the part ...
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The Declaration of Faith of the Reformed Church in France. AD 1872 ...
... 22, 1685), which deprived France of a million of her best citizens, and reduced ... martyrs
of the French Church, could not be ignored without ingratitude and want ...
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To Master Raimondo of Capua of the Order of the Preachers
... of the father of my soul, of whom I am deprived for my ingratitude.". ... things here
below for this reason"but, conversing with the True Citizens, it neither can ...
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Book I to Pleasant Songs My Work was Erstwhile Given, and Bright ...
... their priests, that I had planned the massacre of all good citizens, even so I ... You
have loudly and strongly upbraided the unjust ingratitude of the Senate: you ...
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Journey to Jerusalem. Ten Lepers. Concerning the Kingdom.
... [The Lord publicly noted the indifference and ingratitude of the ... The antediluvians
and the citizens of Sodom discharged the business of the day and laid their ...
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As the Foam Upon Water
... Curses! Ingratitude! Hast thou poison for me, or a knife? ... But the citizens were no
longer disinterested, no longer wrapped in hopelessness and dull misery. ...
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The Golden Calf
... Note, too, the black ingratitude and plain denial of Jehovah in 'the man that ... 1;
Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:5). The allusion is to the citizens' roll (Psalm ...
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