Ch 13-19 Wilderness of Paran

Question 1

Where did the Israelites arrive after leaving Mount Sinai?

Answer 1

The desert of Paran, which was about halfway to the promised land

Question 2

What did God command Moses to do in Paran?

Answer 2

Send out twelve spies (one from each tribe) to scout the Promised Land

Question 3

What was the split in the spies’ reports?

Answer 3

Ten spies said they couldn’t survive against the Canaanites, while Caleb and Joshua said God could save them

Question 4

How did the Israelites react to the spies’ reports?

Answer 4

They fell into fearful rage and planned a mutiny to appoint a new leader and return to Egypt

Question 5

What was God’s punishment for the Israelites’ lack of faith?

Answer 5

They were sentenced to wander in the wilderness for forty years until that generation died

Question 6

Who would eventually enter the Promised Land?

Answer 6

Only the children of that generation would enter the land

Question 7

What happened after God’s punishment?

Answer 7

A group of Levites rebelled and challenged Moses and Aaron’s leadership

Question 8

How did God respond to the Levites’ rebellion?

Answer 8

He dealt severely with them and renewed his commitment to Moses and Aaron as Israel’s leaders