Zec 7:12 | KingComments | STEP | The past shows how the people responded to God’s calls through His prophets ( ). Their refusal to pay attention they have accompanied by a strong opposition to what God has said to them ( ). They do not put their shoulders to it, but turn a stubborn shoulder ( ). It is like an ox that doesn’t want a yoke put on its neck. Finally, they have stopped their ears so that they have become deaf to the voice of God. It is also a gesture of contempt for the Speaker. The words of the prophets are those of the Spirit ( ). Not listening to the words of the prophets is the same as not listening to the words of God. Their stubborn refusal to listen stems deeply from the hardening of their hearts ( ). They did not want to listen, they deliberately stopped their ears. Such an attitude can only cause great wrath with God.

‏ Zechariah 7:12

Refusal to Pay Attention

The past shows how the people responded to God’s calls through His prophets (Deu 9:6 ; 13 ; 27). Their refusal to pay attention they have accompanied by a strong opposition to what God has said to them (Zec 7:11). They do not put their shoulders to it, but turn a stubborn shoulder (Neh 9:29). It is like an ox that doesn’t want a yoke put on its neck. Finally, they have stopped their ears so that they have become deaf to the voice of God. It is also a gesture of contempt for the Speaker.

The words of the prophets are those of the Spirit (Neh 9:20 ; 30). Not listening to the words of the prophets is the same as not listening to the words of God. Their stubborn refusal to listen stems deeply from the hardening of their hearts (Zec 7:12). They did not want to listen, they deliberately stopped their ears. Such an attitude can only cause great wrath with God.