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Numbers 14:1-11
Excerpted from: Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part 7)It would seem as though Israel had every evidence that God was with them, and that He was clearly powerful enough for them to trust Him. But that evidence—what He did to the Egyptians; the dividing of the Red Sea; His providing two million people plus with manna every day, with water as was needed, and even quails for them, clothing that did not wear out; and He even provided them with shade during the heat of the day—was not enough.
And their faith evaporated when fears (for their own safety, for the preservation of their flesh, and the satisfying of their appetites) overrode the trust of almost everyone. Their fear overcame whatever level of faith they had, and it motivated rebellion. It led directly to the death of everyone over twenty, except for Joshua and Caleb. Do you get the point?
Fear kills! That is its ultimate fruit.
This illustration here in Numbers 13 and 14 is clear evidence that these people were walking by sight. What they saw were giants, and it intimidated them—as if God was not bigger, greater, more powerful, smarter than giants. So God has to ask, "How long is it going to be before they believe Me?" It is like He says, "What can I do that might give them more faith?"
Numbers 14:3-4
Excerpted from: Are You an Israelite?They would rather die back there in Egypt as slaves than to come out here in the wilderness—and what? And die? Was God going to let them die in the wilderness? Up to this point, He had provided everything for them. And were they to stay in the wilderness for, let us say, another thirty-eight years, He would have provided for them to do so. And He did! But they would rather die in the wilderness, it says in the next part of that verse.
They would rather be slaves, than follow God. They would rather die, than follow God. That is what they are saying.
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