It was as if their hearts and minds were veiled and hardened, focused only on using their newfound freedom from Egypt in a physical, or fleshly, way. ​ — Heb. 3: 8 - 10.
بَلْ كَانَ كُلُّ هَمِّهِمْ أَنْ يَسْتَغِلُّوهَا لِإِشْبَاعِ رَغَبَاتِهِمْ ،‏ كَمَا لَوْ أَنَّ بُرْقُعًا غَطَّى قُلُوبَهُمْ وَعُقُولَهُمْ .‏ —‏ عب ٣ :‏ ٨ -‏ ١٠‏ .‏