The travels of the children of Israel are faithfully described; the deliverance which the Lord wrought for them, their perfect organization and special order, their sin in murmuring against Moses and thus against God, their transgressions, their rebellions, their punishments, their carcasses strewn in the wilderness because of their unwillingness to submit to God’s wise arrangements—this faithful picture is hung up before us as a warning lest we follow their example of disobedience and fall like them. {1T 652.2}

Vi har en tro skildring af Israels børns vandringer; deres befrielse ved Herrens hånd, deres fuldkomne organisation og særskilte orden, deres synd, idet de knurrede imod Moses og derved imod Gud, deres overtrædelser, deres oprør, med straffedomme, deres døde legemer strøget omkring i ørknen på grund af deres uvillighed til at underkaste sig Guds vise ordning - dette tro billede er stillet frem for os som en advarsel, for at ikke vi skal efterligne dem i ulydighed og falde ligesom de.