Psalm 106:24
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24 Then they despised the pleasant land,
having no faith in his promise.(A)
Hebrews 3:18-19
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18 And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, if not to those who were disobedient?(A) 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.(B)
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Ezekiel 20:6
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6 On that day I swore to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the most glorious of all lands.(A)
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Deuteronomy 1:32
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32 But in spite of this, you have no trust in the Lord your God,(A)
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Numbers 14:31
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31 But your little ones, who you said would become plunder, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised.(A)
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Hebrews 4:6
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6 Since therefore it remains open for some to enter it and those who formerly received the good news failed to enter because of disobedience,
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Jude 5
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Judgment on False Teachers
5 Now I desire to remind you, though you are fully informed, once and for all, that Jesus, who saved[a] a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.(A)
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- 5 Other ancient authorities read informed, that the Lord who once and for all saved
Hebrews 12:16
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16 See to it that no one becomes an immoral and godless person, as Esau was, who sold his birthright for a single meal.(A)
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Hebrews 4:2
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2 For indeed the good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them because they were not united by faith with those who listened.[a](A)
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- 4.2 Other ancient authorities read it did not meet with faith in those who listened
Hebrews 3:12
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12 Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
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Matthew 22:5
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5 But they made light of it and went away, one to his farm, another to his business,
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Jeremiah 3:19
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19 I thought
how I would set you among my children
and give you a pleasant land,
the most beautiful heritage of all the nations.
And I thought you would call to me, “My Father,”
and would not turn from following me.(A)
Deuteronomy 8:7-9
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7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with flowing streams, with springs and underground waters welling up in valleys and hills,(A) 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey, 9 a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you may mine copper.
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Deuteronomy 11:11-12
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11 But the land that you are crossing over to occupy is a land of hills and valleys watered by rain from the sky,(A) 12 a land that the Lord your God looks after. The eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.
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Deuteronomy 9:23
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23 And when the Lord sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, ‘Go up and occupy the land that I have given you,’ you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God, neither trusting him nor obeying him.
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Numbers 14:11
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11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?(A)
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Genesis 25:34
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34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and lentil stew, and he ate and drank and rose and went his way. Thus Esau despised his birthright.
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Hebrews 4:14
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Jesus the Great High Priest
14 Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.(A)
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Numbers 13:32
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32 So they brought to the Israelites an unfavorable report of the land that they had spied out, saying, “The land that we have gone through as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great size.(A)
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