Resentment against God or Jesus Christ is usually the consequence of a lack of faith or unbelief or as a response to adverse circumstances.
Israel's resentment against God expressed in constant grumbling
Resentment at hardships and lack of provisions
Exodus 15:24, Exodus 16:2–3, Exodus 17:3; Numbers 20:2–5, Numbers 21:4–5
Resentment due to faithless fear
Exodus 14:10–11; Numbers 14:2–3, Numbers 14:36; Deuteronomy 1:27; Psalm 106:25
God's response to Israel's resentment
Punishment
Numbers 11:1, Numbers 14:27–30, Numbers 14:37; Psalm 106:26–27; 1 Corinthians 10:10
Merciful provision
Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:8–9, Exodus 16:11–12; Numbers 17:5, Numbers 17:10
Expressions of resentment
At suffering
Job 10:1 See also Job 3:20–26, Job 7:11; 1 Samuel 1:10; Psalm 77:1–3, Psalm 142:2; Jeremiah 15:18
“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
At apparently unjust treatment by God
Ruth 1:20–21 See also Job 23:2; Isaiah 40:27
“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me. I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? After all, the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me.”
At God's word
Mark 6:18–19 See also 1 Kings 20:42–43, 1 Kings 21:4; 2 Chronicles 30:10, 2 Chronicles 36:16
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!” So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
The folly of resentment
Job 5:2 See also Psalm 73:21–22; Proverbs 15:12, Proverbs 19:3; Lamentations 3:39
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
The evil of resentment
Job 36:13 See also James 3:14–16; Jude 1:16
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
Resentment towards Jesus Christ
At his miracles
Matthew 13:54–58 parallel Mark 6:1–6; Matthew 21:15
At his teaching
At his claims
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.