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and you murmured in your tents, and said, Because Yahweh hated us, he has brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.
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Twisting Love into Hate
Commentators are universally struck by the Israelites' accusation. They describe it as an "astounding" and "strange" claim. To take God's miraculous deliverance from Egyptian slavery—the clearest possible sign of His fatherly love—and twist it into an act of hatred is presented as a profound example of "malignant ingratitude," as John Calvin puts it.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Because the Lord hated us. — A most astounding commentary on the events of the exodus up to that date. It is a stronger e…
16th Century
Protestant
And you murmured in your tents. Elsewhere he says that they also wept; here he only speaks of their murmuring, which better suited his rep…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you murmured in your tents Not in a private manner; for though the murmurs began there, they having wept all nig…
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Presbyterian
Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to…
