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A Year for a Day
The punishment was directly proportional to the transgression. Commentators note that the forty years of wandering corresponded to the forty days the spies spent in the land. This principle of 'a day for a year' serves as a powerful symbol of God's measured and specific justice in response to their disbelief.
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Albert Barnes
On Numbers 14:34
18th Century
Theologian
My breach of promise - In the original, a word, found elsewhere only in (Job 30:10), and meaning “my withdrawals” or “my turning…
Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 14:34
19th Century
Bishop
Even forty days, each day for a year.— The numbering recorded in chapter 26 took place after the death of Aaron, which happened on…
John Gill
On Numbers 14:34
17th Century
Pastor
After the number of days in which you searched the land ,
[even] forty days
For so lo…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 14:20–35
17th Century
Minister
The Lord granted Moses' prayer insofar as He did not immediately destroy the congregation. But disbelief in the promise forbids the benefit. Those …