God stated to Moses that the Israelites were guilty of repeatedly complaining about Him, rejecting Him, and insulting Him. For the next forty years He would deny access to the land He had promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Everybody twenty years old and up, except Joshua and Caleb, the two spies that believed God would enable the Israelites to inhabit the land of Canaan, would die in the wilderness. [Reflection based on the Bible Reference – Numbers 14:26-38]