In Proverbs 29:1-4 Solomon tackles the topic of how we respond to discipline. We all make mistakes and will be subject to correction. The question is not if it will happen, but how we will respond. In many places in the Bible, the hard neck is used as a figure of speech to speak of the stubborn attitude that resists and disobeys God. This proverb speaks about the man who is often rebuked but doesn’t listen to the rebuke; instead he hardens his neck.” He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck, will suddenly be broken beyond healing.” This stubborn, rebellious man continues in his disobedience for a long time, until he is suddenly… destroyed – and there will be no hope for him (broken beyond healing). This describes the kind of person who thinks little of God’s merciful patience and assumes judgment will never come for his…
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