What consequences did Israel face for ignoring God's directive in Numbers 14:43?

Consequences for Ignoring God’s Directive (Numbers 14:43)

- “For the Amalekites and Canaanites will confront you there, and you will fall by the sword; because you turned from the LORD, He will not be with you.” (Numbers 14:43)

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What Happened Next

- Israel still “presumed to go up” (Numbers 14:44).

- “Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.” (Numbers 14:45)

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Key Outcomes

- Face-to-face battle with formidable enemies.

- Heavy casualties—“you will fall by the sword.”

- Loss of divine presence—“He will not be with you.”

- Total defeat and humiliating retreat to Hormah.

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Related Passages

- Deuteronomy 1:44 confirms the same rout: “The Amorites who lived in the hill country came out against you; they chased you like bees and beat you down from Seir as far as Hormah.”

- Psalm 106:24–26 recalls that this disobedience led to God swearing that the generation would “fall in the wilderness.”