When the king saw that the frogs were dead, he became stubborn again and, just as the LORD had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

Why do people commit crimes so readily? Because crime is not punished quickly enough.

Again the LORD said to Moses, "Now that you are going back to Egypt, be sure to perform before the king all the miracles which I have given you the power to do. But I will make the king stubborn, and he will not let the people go.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "The king is very stubborn and refuses to let the people go.

When his troubles were at their worst, that man Ahaz sinned against the LORD more than ever.

But unlike his father, he did not become humble and turn to the LORD; he was even more sinful than his father had been.

Zedekiah rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had forced him to swear in God's name that he would be loyal. He stubbornly refused to repent and return to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

But you have a hard and stubborn heart, and so you are making your own punishment even greater on the Day when God's anger and righteous judgments will be revealed.