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Numbers 14:40 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Numbers 14:40 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Numbers chapter 14 verse 40 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.”
Numbers 14:40 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 14:40
After God's judgment, Israel presumed: 'we will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned.' This sounds repentant but was actually presumption - trying to obey yesterday's command after God withdrew it. Moses warned them (v.41-42), but they went anyway and suffered defeat (v.44-45). The Hebrew timing is crucial - they rose 'early in the morning' suggesting hasty, self-directed action without seeking God's current will. This teaches that obedience requires timing as well as action. Repentance isn't doing what we should have done earlier, but submitting to God's prese...
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Cross-References for Numbers 14:40
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“We have sinned against Yahweh”
“that there is one event to all: yes also”
“and has shut the door”
“'Lord”
“For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.”