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Why does God curse the Israelites to wander the wilderness for forty years before entering the promised land?
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Because of the incident of the spies. See Numbers ch.13-14.
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What is the difference between moses crossing the red sea and Joshua crossing the Jordan river?
Moses crossed the red sea in order to escape from the Egyptians and slavery. After they crossed the Red Sea, they wandered around for 40 years. At last, they were guided by God to the promised land which they had to cross the Jordan River to enter. Unfortunately Moses died just before they entered the promised land, so the Israelites were guided by Joshua. So the Red Sea: escaping from slavery in Egypt. The Jordan River: entering the promised land.
Was it only Caleb and Joshua who entered the promised land?
Yes and no; mostly no. The generation of the Israelites who left Egypt were made by God to tarry in the wilderness for forty years (Numbers ch.14). They all died in those 40 years, but not before they had all had children (Numbers ch.26). Those children all entered the Holy Land (Joshua ch.3-4). Of the elder generation that had left Egypt and died in the wilderness, only Joshua and Calev survived. Plus the women and the entire tribe of Levi, none of whom died in the wilderness.
What was the church in the wilderness?
Acts 7:38 describes the camp of Israel as "the church in the wilderness", after they left Egypt but before they settled in the land of Canaan.
Where were the children of Israel before they went over to the Promised Land?
The land of Kadesh
How did God lead the Hebrew people through the wilderness?
A:According to the Book of Joshua, God instructed Joshua to bring down the walls of Jericho and gave him a strategy for the conquest of the city of Ai. He also instructed Joshua to murder every single person in the cities they conquered, so that they could never rise up against the Israelites. In defence of God, at least in respect to the acts of genocide, it should be stated that almost all scholars now believe that there was no biblical invasion of Canaan. Jericho and Ai had already been abandoned long before the time attributed to Joshua, and almost every city identified with the invasion either did not exist at that time or shows no sign of conquest at the relevant time. The Israelites had arrived peacefully from the region of the Canaanite coastal cities and settled into the hitherto sparsely populated hinterland.
How many died in the wilderness?
It is estimated that approximately 2 million Israelites died in the wilderness during the 40 years of wandering before reaching the Promised Land.
What was the wandering in the Sinai Desert?
It was the forty-year period (Numbers ch.14) that the Israelites spent in the wilderness before entering Canaan.
Why is it that it took 40 years for the Israelites to capture the Promised Land?
It took them seven years.The forty years of which you asked were spent wandering the wilderness before entering the land.The reason they wandered for 4 decades is they believed the faithless 10 spies on the first approach.
How long were the Israelites in the wilderness before entering the promised land?
They journeyed and encamped in the wilderness for forty years (Numbers ch.14), at the guidance of God (Numbers ch.9).
Where was the Exodus written?
Tradition gives this book to have been written by Moses, circa 1446-1400 BC while traveling with the Israelites in the desert - before entering the Promised Land.
Where did Joshua have the children circumcised before entering the promised land?
Gigal
Is immunization used before a wilderness expedition?
Immunizations are a very important preparation for those entering wilderness areas, particularly in Third World countries
Before the israelites could enter the promised land the priests had to place the soles of their feet where?
jordan river
Did the Israelites build the Tabernacle before they went into the wilderness or while they were in the wilderness?
3-months after leaving Egypt, Moses and the Israelis came to Mount Sinai. Moses received the "Ten Commandants" and the plans for the earthly tabernacle. They were in the wilderness.
How long were the israelites in the wilderness before the spies were sent?
The Israelites entered the wilderness on the 16th of Nisan, 1312 BCE, the day after the Exodus. The spies (Numbers ch.13) were sent on the 29th of Sivan of the second year (Talmud, Taanit 29a). So your answer is that the spies were sent when the Israelites had been in the wilderness for one year and two-and-one-half months. See also:More about the Spies and other complaints
When was Moses not permitted to enter the promised land?
He was not permitted because he disobeyed God. Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land. God did allow him to see it from one of the mountains outside Israel before he died.
Who lead people out of Egypt and slavery?
The Bible tells us that Moses let the Israelites out of slavery and into the promised land. Before this, he was an Egyptian prince.
