Make no mistake, God's faithfulness to his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had nothing to do with the faithfulness of the Hebrew people, for they were rebellious from the day they left Egypt and maintained that course through the rest of the Bible. (notable exceptions excluded) This tells us more about God's nature than the nature of man. We aren't surprised that mankind is rebellious to God. We saw that on the third page of Scripture, we were reminded that mankind is only evil all the time before and after the flood. We have already noted how the Israelites grumbled against God before they left Egypt and then for the next forty years in the wilderness. We have seen God stirred to wrath for their disbelief, and we have already seen the Psalmist and Paul make clear for us that no one is righteous or good, not even one. But the fact God has carried these people for forty years despite their wickedness shows the faithfulness of God to his own promise. We are encouraged that if God would not reject these people based on his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, then neither shall we be forsaken who come before God on the greater promise that came to us through Jesus Christ...