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Numbers 14:2 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Numbers 14:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 14 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!”
Numbers 14:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 14:2
Israel's response to the spies' report reveals the shocking depth of human unbelief and ingratitude. The entire congregation complains against Moses and Aaron, wishing they had died in Egypt or in the wilderness rather than face the Canaanites. This reveals irrational thinking produced by unbelief—they prefer death to trusting God for conquest. The phrase 'Would God that we had died' expresses not merely discouragement but blasphemous rejection of God's purposes. After experiencing ten plagues against Egypt, Red Sea deliverance, Sinai revelation, daily manna, water from rocks, and visible divi...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Numbers 14:2
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“saying”
“and said”
“saying”
“as some of them also grumbled”
“And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:”
“that murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel”
“walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things)”
“when the sun arose”
“please kill me out of hand”