seemed greater than the invisible, un-physical God who was with them. Their trust gave way to doubt and rebellion. God’s patience, love, and forgiveness had to make room for his discipline. The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation. The spies sent by Moses all reported the same thing: the Promised Land