Don’t Kick Against the Goads

2-Minute Bible Study for Monday, 8/10/26

Jesus said that. Do you know what it means?

The Apostle Paul testified,

“About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.  We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 

‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’” Acts 26:13-14 NIV Read full chapter

The NLT says it like this:

‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’

That helps, but I needed more to understand. Then I found this:

“An ox goad was a stick with a pointed piece of iron on its tip used to prod the oxen when plowing. The farmer would prick the animal to steer it in the right direction. Sometimes the animal would rebel by kicking out at the prick, and this would result in the prick being driven even further into its flesh. In essence, the more an ox rebelled, the more it suffered.” (Gotquestions.org)

Ah! Now I understand! If Saul continued to resist and fight against the Gospel, he was only hurting himself. Paul’s rebellion against God was a losing battle. His actions were as senseless as an ox kicking “against the goads.”

In His Love, Cindy

“God treated Jesus as if He had lived my life, that I may be treated as if I had lived His life.” Harvey Stalker

To learn more about Jesus, read Who Is Jesus? A message for the Skeptic

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.” Psalm 122:6 NASB

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