Numbers 14:26-29 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,… I. THE SENTENCE. WAS CONSPICUOUSLY JUST. Its justice is manifest. 1. In the correspondence between the nature of the sin and the nature of the punishment. 2. In the correspondence between the duration of the unbelieving exploration and the duration of the punishment. 3. In the correspondence between the different degrees of guilt and the different severities of punishment. II. THE SENTENCE WAS UTTERLY IRREVERSIBLE. III. THE SENTENCE CAUSED GREAT SORROW. 1. Their sorrow had a real and sufficient cause. 2. Their sorrow was not that of repentance, but of selfishness. (W. Jones.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, |
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