14:36-38
The spies who brought a bad report all died of the plague. This happened because by their report they made all the people grumble against the Lord. Some may think this was harsh, but look at the consequences of their faithlessness. The people could have entered the Promised Land, instead they wandered around the desert and died. The actions of God here are exactly consistent with the word of Jesus in Lk 17:1,2 where He says people will always sin, but woe to those who cause others to sin. The people were responsible for their own sin, but the spies were also responsible. Joshua and Caleb were spared.
14:39-45
The people heard the words of the Lord. They thought that they could avoid the worst of the judgement by now being willing to go up into the land, but they were mistaken. There was no true repentance on their part. Moses warned them that they would not succeed, for the Lord was not with them. The Lord’s plan was now for them to wander in the wilderness and that is what they had to do. The people would not listen and went up to do battle, but they were defeated, as Moses had warned them.
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