Num 14:10 | KingComments | STEP | The rebellion of the people against the LORD is the only reason they will not enter the land. No one is excluded from Canaan except those who exclude themselves from it, those who do not want to go in. The language of the faith of Caleb and Joshua isn’t catching on. A people who do not want to believe is not convinced by the most powerful arguments. The language of the faith of Caleb and Joshua puts the unbelief of the people in the true light. The people even talk about stoning the faithful witnesses. This has always been the reaction of the unbelieving people to the witnesses of God ( ; ; ). Then the glory of the LORD appears. This happens four times in this book ( ) and always in, humanly speaking, hopeless situations. In these cases, God confirms His absolute rights.

‏ Numbers 14:10

The People and the LORD React

The rebellion of the people against the LORD is the only reason they will not enter the land. No one is excluded from Canaan except those who exclude themselves from it, those who do not want to go in. The language of the faith of Caleb and Joshua isn’t catching on. A people who do not want to believe is not convinced by the most powerful arguments.

The language of the faith of Caleb and Joshua puts the unbelief of the people in the true light. The people even talk about stoning the faithful witnesses. This has always been the reaction of the unbelieving people to the witnesses of God (Mt 23:37; Acts 7:51 ; 59; Rev 11:7 ; 10).

Then the glory of the LORD appears. This happens four times in this book (Num 14:10 ; Num 16:19 ; 42 ; Num 20:6) and always in, humanly speaking, hopeless situations. In these cases, God confirms His absolute rights.