Num 14:20-25 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Num 14:20-25: 14:20-25 As a result of Moses’ argument, the Lord pardoned Israel’s rebellion and did not obliterate them, but the obstinate adult generation would never see the Promised Land.

a14:20-25►

cExod 4:29-31►

d7:1–11:10►

e14:15-31►

f16:1–17:13►

g14:23-25►

‏ Numbers 14:20-25

Summary for Num 14:20-25: 14:20-25 ^a As a result of Moses’ argument, the Lord pardoned Israel’s rebellion and did not obliterate them, but the obstinate adult generation would never see the Promised Land.
14:22 ^b The people’s lack of obedience and faith was a refusal to listen to God’s voice, since they were eyewitnesses of the Lord’s glorious presence (see study note on 14:10) and miraculous signs (Exod 4:29-31 ^c; 7:1–11:10 ^d; 14:15-31 ^e; 16:1–17:13 ^f).
Summary for Num 14:23-25: 14:23-25 ^g Having turned their backs on the Promised Land, the Israelites were now ordered to march the other way.

• The Red Sea could refer to bodies of water on either side of the Sinai Peninsula (the Gulf of Aqaba or the Gulf of Suez).