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all the laws

These laws included many more commands in addition to the Ten Commandments. (See: 13:07).

the pillar of cloud

This was the same pillar of cloud which led the Israelites out of Egypt. (See: 12:02).

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God had promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give the Promised Land to their descendants

God made this promise to Abraham (See: 04:06). That promise was later passed on to Isaac and Jacob.

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you will end up worshiping their idols

God wanted the Israelites to be completely separate from the other people groups who worshiped idols. Otherwise, the Israelites might also start worshiping the false gods of the Canaanites.

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to see if they were strong or weak

Moses wanted to know how difficult it would be to defeat the Canaanites and to take their land. He also wanted to know the best way to attack the Canaanites.

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Caleb and Joshua, the other two spies

Moses sent 12 men to spy on the Canaanites. Ten of those men said the Israelites could not defeat them. Only Caleb and Joshua believed that God was powerful enough to help them defeat the Canaanites. The 12 men saw the same things, but Caleb and Joshua were not afraid as the other ten men were.

God will fight for us!

Caleb and Joshua knew that the Israelites alone could not defeat the Canaanites, but with God's help, they could win against them.

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you will have to wander in the wilderness

God would lead the people around in the wilderness with no specific destination until all of the adults who rebelled against him died.

Everyone who is 20 years or older will die

God would allow only the children to enter the Promised Land after their parents had died.

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they would wander through the wilderness

They lived in the wilderness, and together they moved from place to place in that large, dry land, looking for food and water for themselves and their animals.

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bread from heaven, called manna.

Overnight, this thin, bread-like food fell onto the grass like dew from the sky. They called it manna. Almost every day the people gathered this manna and cooked it as their food.

their camp

The place where the Israelites set up their tents to sleep in was called a camp. It was like a city with tents instead of buildings, and it could be moved around.

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the people of Israel complained and grumbled against God and against Moses

The people had refused to go into the Promised Land. Now they continued to complain against God and Moses until they died in the wilderness.

God was still faithful

Even though all of the adult Israelites disobeyed God and complained against him, God did not forget his promise to Abraham. He continued to take care of the people in the wilderness so that he could lead their children into the Promised Land.

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he dishonored God

God had a specific way He wanted Moses to show the people God’s power to provide for them. When Moses disobeyed God by doing it in a different way, he showed a lack of respect for God. Because of that, Moses would die before the Israelites would enter the Promised Land.

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all of those who had rebelled against God

The people who died were the ones who were over 20 years old at the time when they rebelled (See: 14:08). Their children lived and entered the Promised Land.

another prophet like Moses

Like Moses, this man would be an Israelite, he would speak God’s words to the people, and he would lead the people.

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he could see the Promised Land

The mountain was just across the Jordan River from Canaan. Moses was able to see the land from that high place.

Joshua became their new leader

This was the same Joshua who was one of the 12 who spied on the land when Israel first arrived at Canaan (See: 14:06). Joshua and Caleb wanted the people to go into the land at that time. Because they trusted God, he said they would enter the land after the other people died (See: 14:08).