5 For the Lord had said to Moses, "Say to the sons of Israel, 'You are an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.'" Obstinate here means resistant to change from serving false gods. We are to serve the only True and living God Romans 3:4 yea, letGod be true and everyman be a liar