26 “Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. 27 And you murmured in your tents and said, ‘Because the Lord hated us he has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to give us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 28 Where are we going up? Our brothers have made our hearts melt, saying, “The people are greater and taller than we. The cities are great and fortified up to heaven. And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.”’ 29 Then I said to you, ‘Do not be in dread or afraid of them. 30 The Lord your God who goes before you will himself fight for you, just as he did for you in Egypt before your eyes, 31 and in the wilderness, where you have seen how the Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place.’ 32 Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the Lord your God, 33 who went before you in the way to seek you out a place to pitch your tents, in fire by night and in the cloud by day, to show you by what way you should go. (Deuteronomy 1)
Israel had had quite a history, going through the plagues on Egypt, being hassled by heathens as they went on their journey, refusing to enter the promised land, and therefore ending up hopeless, "wandering" in the wilderness for forty years. During this time they truly were helpless, depending on God to lead them, supply for them and protect them. He had been ever faithful. Now what were they going to do? Have we learned anything yet? About our tendency to rebel, our grumbling ingratitude, our fears of everything but God? Have we taken this time to get to know Him better? Are we learning to "follow the cloud" and trust in Him, not ourselves and our own wisdom and emotions?
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