Quotes about Resistance
Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young, inexperienced, and unable to resist them.
— 2 Chronicles 13:7
Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
— 2 Chronicles 21:16
Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
— Ezra 4:4
(Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this plan.)
— Ezra 10:15
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
— Nehemiah 4:1
When Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
— Nehemiah 4:7
and all of them conspired to come and fight against Jerusalem and create a hindrance.
— Nehemiah 4:8
When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—
— Nehemiah 6:1
O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
— Nehemiah 6:14
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
— Job 9:4
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
— Job 16:10
Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.
— Job 21:14