Num 26:64 | MHM | STEP | vv. 64-65 : None of the people who had been counted from twenty years old and up at Mount Sinai were still alive, except Caleb and Joshua (Numbers 26:64,65 ). This was exactly what God had said would happen after the people murmured in the wilderness (Numbers 14:29 ). God’s judgment was fair and complete; those He condemned could not escape, no matter how long it took. At the same time, God was kind to Israel by raising up a new generation to keep the promise alive. Caleb and Joshua were protected because they stayed faithful to God, showing that God knows how to save those who trust Him even in dangerous times (Nehemiah 9:20 ).

‏ Numbers 26:64

vv. 64-65: None of the people who had been counted from twenty years old and up at Mount Sinai were still alive, except Caleb and Joshua (Numbers 26:64,65 ^a). This was exactly what God had said would happen after the people murmured in the wilderness (Numbers 14:29 ^b). God’s judgment was fair and complete; those He condemned could not escape, no matter how long it took. At the same time, God was kind to Israel by raising up a new generation to keep the promise alive. Caleb and Joshua were protected because they stayed faithful to God, showing that God knows how to save those who trust Him even in dangerous times (Nehemiah 9:20 ^c).