Deuteronomy 1:26

But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the plains of Moab, recounting their refusal to advance into the territory immediately after the spies returned with its fruit.

The words — The Hebrew `אֲבִיתֶם` ('a.vi.Tem) literally means "you were willing," negated by `לֹא` (lo') to state refusal, while `תַּמְר֕וּ` (tam.Ru) means "you rebelled toward" the directive.

The thread — This refusal to enter the land and rejection of God's promise recurs in Numbers 14:1, where the congregation cries out and weeps, and in Psalms 106:24, which records they despised the pleasant land and did not believe His word.

Why it lands — It demands the reader acknowledge the direct result of rejecting a clear divine command and recognize how persistent resistance to God's instruction solidifies communal rebellion.

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The Hebrew words

וְלֹ֥אve./Lo'and/ not אֲבִיתֶ֖ם'a.vi.Temyou were willing לַעֲלֹ֑תla./'a.Lotto/ go up וַתַּמְר֕וּva./tam.Ruand/ you rebelled toward אֶת־'et-<obj.>פִּ֥יpi[the] mouth of יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei./KhemGod/ your

King James Version

Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God:

Cross-references

Numbers 14:1 Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
Psalms 106:24 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise.
Acts 7:51 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.