“And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?”
Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to go back to Egypt? — the rebellion articulates a fatalistic narrative: God leads them to death, not to life; wives and children will be enslaved (a fear that echoes slavery, not the freedom of exodus). The question 'wouldn't it be better to return?' exposes the heart: they reject God's leading.
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