If the Israelites had submitted to God’s requirements, they would have had a healthy posterity. But they chose to follow their own way, walking after the imagination of their own hearts. They gratified their appetites and consulted their own tastes and wishes. As a result, the wilderness was strewn with their dead bodies. Of all the vast multitude that left Egypt, six hundred thousand mighty men of war, besides women and children, only two entered the promised land (Manuscript 69, 1912).{1BC 1102.4}

Hvis israelitterne havde underlagt sig Guds krav, ville de have haft sunde efterkommere. Men de valgte at følge deres egen vej, og vandre efter deres egne hjerters indbildning. De føjede deres appetit og rådførte deres egen smag og ønsker. Som et resultat, blev ørknen bestrøet med deres døde legemer. Af hele den overmådelige folkemængde som forlod Ægypten, sekshundrede tusinde mægtige krigsmænd, foruden kvinder og børn, kom kun to ind i det forjættede land. (MS 69, 1912).