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The days in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, were thirty-eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were consumed from the midst of the camp, as Yahweh swore to them.
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The Certainty of God's Word
Commentators explain that the 38 years of wandering were not a random delay but the direct fulfillment of God's sworn judgment from Numbers 14. When Israel rebelled at Kadesh-barnea, God declared that the generation of 'men of war' would perish in the wilderness. Crossing the brook Zered marked the completion of that divine decree, demonstrating the absolute certainty of God's word.
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Deuteronomy
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19th Century
Anglican
Until we were come over the brook Zered. —The root zârad in Chaldee means to prune. The name “Zered” si…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea The space of time; or, "the days" F2 ; the number of the…
Presbyterian
We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these: the Caphtorims drove the Avims o…
