Numbers 32:7

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Why would you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from crossing into the land that the Lord has given them?

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  • Num 13:27-14:4 : 27 They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and indeed it flows with milk and honey. Here is its fruit. 28 However, the people who live there are strong, and the cities are large and very fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites dwell in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan. 30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, "We cannot attack these people, for they are stronger than we are." 32 And they spread a bad report about the land they had explored among the Israelites, saying, "The land we explored devours those who live in it, and all the people we saw there are of great size. 33 We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim. To ourselves, we seemed like grasshoppers, and we seemed the same to them." 1 Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt? 4 And they said to each other, "Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.
  • Num 21:4 : 4 They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.
  • Num 32:9 : 9 They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.
  • Deut 1:28 : 28 Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  • Num 32:8-11
    4 verses
    86%

    8This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

    9They went up to the Valley of Eshcol, saw the land, and discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from entering the land that the Lord had given them.

    10So the Lord’s anger burned that day, and He swore, saying:

    11'None of the men who came up from Egypt, twenty years old and older, will see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me—

  • Num 32:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

    5They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants as a possession. Do not make us cross the Jordan."

    6But Moses replied to the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you stay here?

  • Deut 1:26-29
    4 verses
    76%

    26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

    27You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

    28Where can we go? Our brothers have discouraged us by saying, 'The people are larger and taller than we are, the cities are great and fortified up to the heavens, and we even saw the descendants of the Anakim there.'

    29Then I said to you, 'Do not be terrified or afraid of them.'

  • Deut 31:7
    76%

    7Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring this people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors to give them, and you shall divide it among them as their inheritance.'

  • Num 32:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    29Moses said to them, "If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben cross the Jordan with you, every man armed for battle before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, then you shall give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

    30But if they do not cross over armed with you, they must take their possession among you in the land of Canaan."

  • Josh 18:3
    75%

    3Joshua said to the Israelites, "How long will you delay entering to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has given you?

  • Deut 1:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21See, the LORD your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it, just as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has promised you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

    22Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

  • Deut 1:37-39
    3 verses
    75%

    37The LORD was also angry with me because of you, and He said, 'You also will not enter there.'

    38Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, will enter it. Strengthen him, because he will lead Israel to inherit it.

    39And the little ones you said would be taken as plunder—your children who do not yet know good from evil—they will enter the land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

  • Josh 22:25
    75%

    25The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.

  • Num 14:3
    74%

    3Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?

  • Josh 1:6
    74%

    6Be strong and courageous, for you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them.

  • Num 32:32
    74%

    32We will cross over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but the possession of our inheritance will be on this side of the Jordan."

  • Deut 9:23
    74%

    23And when the LORD sent you from Kadesh Barnea, saying, 'Go up and take possession of the land I have given you,' you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You did not trust him or obey his voice.

  • Deut 3:28
    73%

    28‘Charge Joshua and encourage him, for he will lead this people across and enable them to inherit the land that you will see.’

  • Num 14:31
    73%

    31But your children, whom you said would be plunder, I will bring them in to know the land that you have rejected.

  • Num 14:41
    73%

    41But Moses said, 'Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? This will not succeed.

  • Deut 32:52
    73%

    52You will see the land from a distance, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.

  • Deut 32:47
    72%

    47They are not just empty words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

  • Judg 18:9
    72%

    9They said, 'Let us go up against them, for we have seen the land and it is very good. Why are you hesitating? Do not delay in going to take possession of the land!'

  • Josh 22:15
    72%

    15When they came to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh in the land of Gilead, they spoke to them, saying:

  • Deut 1:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

    8See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Num 32:20
    72%

    20Moses said to them, "If you will do this—if you arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

  • Num 14:7
    72%

    7And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.

  • Deut 32:49
    72%

    49Go up to this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, across from Jericho. View the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as a possession.

  • Josh 22:9
    72%

    9So the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh left the other Israelites at Shiloh in the land of Canaan to return to their own land of Gilead, the land of their possession, which they had acquired at the command of the LORD through Moses.

  • Deut 7:17
    72%

    17If you say in your heart, 'These nations are too numerous for me; how can I drive them out?'

  • Num 27:12
    72%

    12Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go up this mountain of the Abarim range and see the land that I have given to the Israelites."

  • Deut 31:23
    72%

    23Then the LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.'

  • Exod 14:15
    72%

    15Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move forward.

  • Deut 4:21
    72%

    21Furthermore, the LORD was angry with me because of you and swore that I would not cross the Jordan nor enter the good land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Deut 1:42
    71%

    42But the LORD said to me, 'Tell them, "Do not go up or fight, because I am not with you; you will be defeated by your enemies."'

  • Josh 13:8
    71%

    8The other half-tribe, along with the Reubenites and the Gadites, has already received the inheritance that Moses gave them beyond the Jordan to the east, as the servant of the LORD had assigned to them.

  • Num 34:16
    71%

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Num 32:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad had a very large amount of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, they noticed that the place was suitable for livestock.

    2The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben came and spoke to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, saying:

  • Josh 5:6
    71%

    6The Israelites journeyed in the wilderness for forty years until all the warriors who had come out of Egypt died, because they did not obey the LORD. The LORD swore that He would not show them the land He had promised to their ancestors—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • Num 21:4
    71%

    4They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.

  • Josh 7:7
    71%

    7Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!