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because all those men who have seen my glory, and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
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The 'Ten Times' of Rebellion
Commentators explain that the phrase "these ten times" can be understood in two ways. Some scholars, like John Gill, list ten specific instances of Israel's rebellion since the Exodus. Others, like Albert Barnes, suggest "ten" is a symbolic number for completeness, signifying that the people's sin had reached its limit and their "day of grace was over."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render: But as truly as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord; (Numbers 14:22) all those…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because all those men which have seen my glory His glorious Majesty, or the emblem of it in the cloud, on the tabern…
The Lord granted Moses' prayer insofar as He did not immediately destroy the congregation. But disbelief in the promise forbids the benefit. Those …
