Deu 9:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | 9:6 Stubborn (literally stiff-necked ) describes a draft animal that is unwilling to bend its neck to the yoke (Exod 32:9 ; 33:3 , 5 ; Isa 48:4 ). Sadly, Israel was not just occasionally stubborn; stubbornness was the nation’s characteristic behavior and attitude.

bExod 32:9►

eIsa 48:4►

‏ Deuteronomy 9:6-7

9:6 ^a Stubborn (literally stiff-necked) describes a draft animal that is unwilling to bend its neck to the yoke (Exod 32:9 ^b; 33:3 ^c, 5 ^d; Isa 48:4 ^e). Sadly, Israel was not just occasionally stubborn; stubbornness was the nation’s characteristic behavior and attitude.