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Deuteronomy 10:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Deuteronomy 10:16

Verse 16 of 22

Scripture focus

Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

Deuteronomy 10:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Deuteronomy 10:16

Theological / Devotional

Be no more stiffnecked. Literally, “not will ye harden your neck any more.” The apostle Paul expresses the same principle in similar terms for the believer today (Romans 2:29). An uncircumcised heart is impervious to the appeal of the Holy Spirit. The circumcised heart is one that loves God (Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 4:4). An uncircumcised heart is lifted up in pride (Leviticus 26:41; see also Jeremiah 9:25; Ezekiel 44:7, 9). The same expression is used of the ear (Jeremiah 6:10) and of the lips (Exodus 6:12, 30).

This figurative expression may come from work bullocks, that sometimes withdraw their shoulders and neck from the yoke in an endeavor to back away from the load (see Nehemiah 9:29; Zechariah 7:11). Compare the words in Stephen’s presentation to the Jews (Acts 7:51).

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