Bible dictionary for children
Goad
A goad is a pointed tool once used to guide working animals.
In simple words
What does it mean?
A goad is a pointed tool once used to guide working animals. The Bible also uses it in an expression about resisting direction.
Talk about it
How can a picture from farming explain stubborn resistance?
An example from the Bible
Acts 26 uses the expression kicking against the goads in the account of Paul's encounter with Jesus. It describes resistance that hurts the one resisting, not an activity to copy.
Read Acts 26:14 ↗A little more to explore
Bible context & readings +
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Related reading: Acts 26:14
When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
