- they presumed:
- This miserable people a short time ago, thought that, though Omnipotence was with them, they could not conquer and possess the land! Now they imagine, that though God himself go not with them, yet they shall be sufficient to drive out the inhabitants, and take possession of their country! Man is ever supposing he can do all things, or do nothing. He is therefore sometimes presumptuous, and at other times in despair. "But the soulª that¹ doethª° [ought] presumptuously,ªª° [whether he be] born in the land,ª¹ or a stranger,ª² the same¹ reproachethª°¹ the LORD;ª and that¹ soulª shall be cut offª° from amongª¹ his people.ª" {Num 15:30} + "So I spakeª° unto¹ you; and ye would not¹ hear,ª° but rebelled²° against¹¹ the commandmentª of the LORD,ª and went²° presumptuously²° upª°¹ into the hill.ª" {Deu 1:43}
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