For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.
The hand of the Lord was against the generation that disobeyed and rebelled, to destroy them from among the host until they were consumed. That consuming did not fall all at once but went forward gradually through the wilderness years. It continued until the men of war had died out, as God had sworn.
So the verse stands as a warning against disobedience, teaching what transgression brings and the consequences that follow it. The surrounding chapter sets before readers both the blessings of obedience and the warnings against disobedience. It calls for greater attention to the seriousness of transgression and disobedience.
The hand of the Lord was against the generation that disobeyed and rebelled, to destroy them from among the host until they were consumed. That consuming did not fall all at once but went forward gradually through the wilderness years. It continued until the men of war had died out, as God had sworn.
So the verse stands as a warning against disobedience, teaching what transgression brings and the consequences that follow it. The surrounding chapter sets before readers both the blessings of obedience and the warnings against disobedience. It calls for greater attention to the seriousness of transgression and disobedience.