For who provoked Him when they had heard? Indeed, did not all those who came out of Egypt led by Moses? And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who were disobedient? So we see that they were not able to enter because of unbelief.
Israel's sin is described as provacation or rebellion (v 16), sin (v 17), disobedience (v 18), and unbelief (v 19).
disobedient - Greek word apeitheo, which means "not to allow one's self to be persuaded, not to comply with, to refuse or withhold belief" - They were of that non-persuasible type that would not listen to reason, stiff-necked, obstinate, unbelieving.
"There are three interrogatives (vs. 16, 17 and 18). The first contemplates Israel coming out of Egypt; the second, her conduct in the Wilderness; and the third, her judgment at the end. The answer to the first question (v. 16) is that all did provoke — the exception of Joshua and Caleb did not contradict the national fact. The answer to the second interrogative (v. 17) is that all who sinned perished; and the answer to the third interrogative (v. 18) is that all the unbelievers lost the promised land of blessing through unbelief — it shut them out. Just as at the beginning the people murmured because they were not at once and without difficulty established in Canaan, so at the close they turned away because the Messiah did not at once expel the Romans and restore the throne of David. At each period the nation desired material rather than moral wealth." (G Williams)
"Should you reread Numbers chapter fourteen, note that Israel saw God's miracles, signs and wonders, and even heard God's voice from heaven; yet some had hardened themselves against God and did not enter into Canaan's promised land. The deceitfulness of sin and the specific sin of unbelief were what provoked God against them; and they fell in the wilderness without hope. The evil heart of unbelief angered God in Deuteronomy 15:9, and that anger hovers over the book of Hebrews." (G Williams)
Israel's sin is described as provacation or rebellion (v 16), sin (v 17), disobedience (v 18), and unbelief (v 19).
disobedient - Greek word apeitheo, which means "not to allow one's self to be persuaded, not to comply with, to refuse or withhold belief" - They were of that non-persuasible type that would not listen to reason, stiff-necked, obstinate, unbelieving.
"There are three interrogatives (vs. 16, 17 and 18). The first contemplates Israel coming out of Egypt; the second, her conduct in the Wilderness; and the third, her judgment at the end. The answer to the first question (v. 16) is that all did provoke — the exception of Joshua and Caleb did not contradict the national fact. The answer to the second interrogative (v. 17) is that all who sinned perished; and the answer to the third interrogative (v. 18) is that all the unbelievers lost the promised land of blessing through unbelief — it shut them out. Just as at the beginning the people murmured because they were not at once and without difficulty established in Canaan, so at the close they turned away because the Messiah did not at once expel the Romans and restore the throne of David. At each period the nation desired material rather than moral wealth." (G Williams)
"Should you reread Numbers chapter fourteen, note that Israel saw God's miracles, signs and wonders, and even heard God's voice from heaven; yet some had hardened themselves against God and did not enter into Canaan's promised land. The deceitfulness of sin and the specific sin of unbelief were what provoked God against them; and they fell in the wilderness without hope. The evil heart of unbelief angered God in Deuteronomy 15:9, and that anger hovers over the book of Hebrews." (G Williams)
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