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For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, even the men of war who came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they didn`t listen to the voice of Yahweh: to whom Yahweh swore that he wouldn`t let them see the land which Yahweh swore to their fathers that he would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey.
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The High Cost of Disobedience
Commentators explain that the forty years of wandering and the death of an entire generation of warriors was the direct fulfillment of God's sworn judgment. This wasn't an accident; it was the consequence of their refusal to trust and obey God's voice, particularly after the negative report of the spies in Numbers 14. This verse serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of rebellion against God.
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Joshua
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Albert Barnes
On Joshua 5:4–7
18th Century
Theologian
Of the whole nation, only those were already circumcised at the time of the passage of the Jordan who had been under twenty years of age at the tim…
Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 5:1–9
19th Century
Bishop
(20—5:9) It would seem that these verses all belong to one section. The use of the first person in Joshua 5:1, until we were passed ov…
John Gill
On Joshua 5:6
17th Century
Pastor
For the children of Israel walked forty years in the
wilderness
Wanting a few days, t…
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Matthew Henry
On Joshua 5:1–9
17th Century
Minister
How dreadful is the case of those who see the wrath of God advancing towards them, without being able to turn it aside or escape it! Such will be t…