Yea, they despised the pleasant land - Margin, as in Hebrew, “land of desire.” That is, a country “to be desired,” - a country whose situation, climate, productions, made it desirable as a place of abode. Such Palestine was always represented to be to the children of Israel (Levitikus 20:24; Numeri 13:27; Numeri 14:8; Numeri 16:14; Deuteronomium 6:3; Deuteronomium 11:9; et al.

;) but this land had to them, at the time here referred to, no attractions, and they rather desired to return again to Egypt; Numeri 11:5.

They believed not his word - His assurance in regard to the land to which they were going.

Wird nach der Werbung fortgesetzt
Wird nach der Werbung fortgesetzt