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Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
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A Warning from History
Moses directly compares the tribes' request to the catastrophic failure of their fathers at Kadesh-barnea. Commentators explain this isn't just a history lesson, but a sharp warning. As Matthew Henry notes, understanding the terrible consequences of the previous generation's unbelief should make anyone fearful of even the 'beginning of sin.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your fathers - The generation of the Exodus was now substantially extinct. Compare (Numbers 26:64–65).
Kadesh-barnea -<…
16th Century
Protestant
Thus did your fathers. He amplifies their crime by referring to their continued perversity. Far from being an excuse for their children, t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus did your fathers Meaning not particularly and only the fathers of these two tribes he was speaking to, but of t…
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The proposal showed disregard for the land of Canaan, distrust of the Lord's promise, and an unwillingness to encounter the difficulties and danger…
