“Yet you were unwilling to go up; instead you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God;
Parallel translations
- WEB Yet you wouldn’t go up, but rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God.
- KJV Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God:
- BSB But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.
- NKJV “Nevertheless you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the Lord your God;
- NLT “But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God and refused to go in.
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Quick answer
Despite the good report, Israel refused to go up and rebelled against God's command. Their unbelief turned into open rebellion.
Overview
This verse names the heart of Israel's failure: they 'rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh.' Refusing to enter the land was not mere caution but defiance of God's clear word and promise. Such unbelief is treated in Scripture as serious sin, and Hebrews 3-4 holds it up as a warning to the church. It reminds us that the gospel must be received by faith, lest we too fall short of God's rest through unbelief.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 14:1–4All the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
- Ps 106:24–25Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,
- Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- Isa 63:10But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit. Therefore he turned and became their enemy, and he himself fought against them.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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