What Is God Trying To Tell Us That We’re Not Hearing?

What Is God Trying To Tell Us That We’re Not Hearing? When religious leaders stoned Stephen, they were acting just like their fore-fathers. They were guilty of what they’d always been guilty of: rejecting God’s messengers. Nearly twenty times in the Old Testament, God calls Israel: “stiff-necked”. Israel prided itself on the sign of circumcision because it separated them from the Gentiles. These are the same people who rejected Jesus.