“Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. 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. 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.”
Deuteronomy 1:26-28
Yet you would not go up, but rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.
Matthew 21:28 "What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'21:29 And he answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind and went.21:30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but did not go.21:31 Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them,"Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.
And you murmured in your tents
Psalm 44:21 would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
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.
Isaiah 30:9 For they are a rebellious people, lying children, children unwilling to hear the instruction of the LORD;
Psalm 120:2 Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.120:3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?120:4 A warrior's sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree!
Isaiah 6:5 And I said: "Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!"6:6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar.6:7 And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for."
Where are we going up?
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
Our brothers have made our hearts melt,
Deuteronomy 20:8 And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, 'Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.'
saying, “The people are greater and taller than we.
Matthew 23:5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long,23:6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues23:7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others.
The cities are great and fortified up to heaven.
Genesis 11:4 Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth."
Matthew 24:2 But he answered them,"You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
And besides, we have seen the sons of the Anakim there.
Anakim H6062: Patronymic from עָנָק H6061; an Anakite or descendant of Anak. H6061: The same as עָנָק H6060: From עָנַקH6059; a necklace (as if strangling). H6059: properly to choke ; used only as denominative from עָנָק H6060, to collar, that is, adorn with a necklace; figuratively to fit out with supplies. BDB Lexicon:
Anakims = "long-necked"
Genesis 6:2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
Revelation 13:15 And it was allowed to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak and might cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be slain.13:16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead,13:17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name.13:18 This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.