“Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.”
Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise. Despite covenant confirmation and Moses' intercession, Israel proves faithless regarding the land promise ('no faith in his promise'). The description of Canaan as 'pleasant land' suggests its objective desirability, making Israel's rejection irrational. This verse connects earlier rebellions to the failure to enter the land (the refusal incident of Numbers 13-14).
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