13. But they quickly forgot what he had done.They did not wait for his advice.
14. They became greedy for food in the desert.And they tested God there.
15. So he gave them what they wanted.But he also sent a terrible disease among them.
16. The people in the camp became jealous of Mosesand of Aaron, the holy priest of the Lord.
17. Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan.It closed over Abiram’s group.
18. Then a fire burned among their followers.Flames burned up the wicked people.
19. The people made a gold calf at Mount Sinai.They worshiped a metal statue.
20. They exchanged their glorious Godfor a statue of a bull, which eats grass.
21. They forgot the God who saved them,who had done great things in Egypt.
22. He did miracles in Egypt.He did amazing things by the Red Sea.
23. So God said he would destroy them.But Moses, his chosen one, stood before him.He stopped God’s anger from destroying them.
24. Then they refused to go into the beautiful land of Canaan.They did not believe what God promised.
25. They grumbled in their tentsand did not obey the Lord.
26. So he swore to themthat they would die in the desert.
27. He said their children would be killed by other nationsand that they would be scattered among other countries.
28. They joined in worshiping Baal at Peor.They ate meat that had been sacrificed to lifeless statues.