Deuteronomy 1:25-32

They took some of the fruit from that land and brought it down to us, saying, “It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.” But you refused to go. You would not obey the command of the LORD your God, but grumbled in your tents, saying, “The LORD hates us. He brought us out of Egypt just to give us to the Amorites, who will destroy us. Where can we go now? The spies we sent have made us afraid, because they said, ‘The people there are stronger and taller than we are. The cities are big, with walls up to the sky. And we saw the Anakites there!’ ” Then I said to you, “Don’t be frightened; don’t be afraid of those people. The LORD your God will go ahead of you and fight for you as he did in Egypt; you saw him do it. And in the desert you saw how the LORD your God carried you, like one carries a child. And he has brought you safely all the way to this place.” But you still did not trust the LORD your God, even though