After God gave his commands to the Israelites, he followed up with his side of the promise...
“See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and he will not forgive your rebellion [...] You must serve only the Lord your God. If you do, I will bless you with food and water, and I will protect you from illness. There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives. I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade.”
You mean all we have to do is obey the angel, don't rebel, and don't serve other gods... how hard can that be? And yet at the end of Chapter 24 we are told that Moses climbed up Mt Sinai and communed with God for 40 days. Remember what happens next as they just can;t wait for Noah to return? Their whole future had been laid out before them, secured with an angel and the terror of the Lord to be unleashed on their enemies. How could they not see that the same fury could be unleashed on them?
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