Numbers 14:41 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command now? This won't succeed.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Moses is warning the people that their disobedience to God's clear instructions will only lead to failure.

📚 Historical Context

This occurs after the Israelites refused to enter the Promised Land due to fear of the inhabitants, and God sentenced them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. Now the people are trying to attack on their own after Moses warned them not to, attempting to reverse their earlier cowardice through presumptuous action.

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The Spirit of God came upon Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said to them, 'This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands so that you cannot succeed? Because you have abandoned the LORD, he has also abandoned you.'

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