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In the book of Numbers, we learn that the Israelites wandered aimlessly in the wilderness for a generation. Why?
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The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for a generation because 10 of the 12 spies gave a bad report, and the Israelites chose to believe that report rather than the promise God had made them regarding the land of Canaan.
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Because of their unbelief.
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In the video, it says meaningless wandering. It was not meaningless or even aimless. God was raising up a new generation whom had never known slavery, whom had only ever known to trust God’s provision, care, and discipline. Nothing God does is meaningless or aimless.
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The Israelites did not trust God’s Promise and were punished for their doubt. That generation did not deserve the gifts God was looking to bestow them.
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Because of their doubt in God and faithlessness, they had to wait until the old generation died before they could enter the promised land.