Numbers 14:16
The Lord was not able to bring this people to the land he had promised them in oath, so he slaughtered them in the desert.
The Lord was not able to bring this people to the land he had promised them in oath, so he slaughtered them in the desert.
And now you would destroy these people in one stroke! Then the nations that have heard of you will say:
and they said it to the land’s inhabitants. They know that you, Lord, are in the midst of your people and that they have seen you face to face. They know that your cloud stands with your people and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of
Moses told the Lord: “The Egyptians know that you have brought out this people from their midst by your power,
I will strike them with a plague and destroy them, and then I will make of you a greater and more powerful nation than they are.”
Intercession The Lord asked Moses: “How long will these people spurn me? How long will they refuse to believe me despite the signs I performed among them?
All the community spoke of stoning them when the glory of the Lord appeared before all the people of Israel in the Tent of Meeting.
Only do not rebel against the Lord, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be bread for us: their protection is withdrawn, and the Lord is with us. Have no fear of them!”
If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us to this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
and then spoke to the whole community of Israel, saying: “The land we went through to explore is, indeed, an excellent land.