Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
This is exactly what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to scout out the land.
Moses is reminding the Israelites that their fathers made the same mistake of lacking faith when they were sent to explore the Promised Land.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Numbers, God commanded Moses to send twelve spies from Kadesh-barnea to scout the Promised Land as the Israelites journeyed from Egypt toward Canaan. The spies returned with a report that highlighted the land's blessings but also its challenges, leading to widespread fear and rebellion among the people, which resulted in God's judgment of forty years of wandering in the wilderness. In Numbers 32, Moses references this event to warn the tribes of Reuben and Gad against repeating their ancestors' lack of faith as they request to settle east of the Jordan River.
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