Numbers 14:1-4

Numbers 14:1-4

[1] And all the congregation  lifted up  their voice,  and cried;  and the people  wept  that night.  [2] 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!  [3] And wherefore hath the LORD  brought  us unto this land,  to fall  by the sword,  that our wives  and our children  should be a prey?  were it not better  for us to return  into Egypt?  [4] And they said  one  to another,  Let us make  a captain,  and let us return  into Egypt. 

What does Numbers 14:1-4 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

God had just proved His supernatural power to the Israelites three times since the nation had left Sinai (chs11-12). There was no excuse for this failure to trust Him to lead them victoriously into Canaan.