To the Israelites who were on the verge of entering the Promised Land, Moses said: “Jehovah your God made you walk these forty years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, to put you to the test so as to know what was in your heart, as to whether you would keep his commandments or not. ”
Izraēliešiem, kas bija nonākuši pie Apsolītās zemes robežām, Mozus teica: ” Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi ir vadījis tuksnesī visus šos četrdesmit gadus, lai tevi pazemotu un lai tevi pārbaudītu, lai Viņš zinātu, kas ir tavā sirdsprātā, vai tu Viņa baušļus turēsi, vai ne. ” ( 5. Mozus 8: 2.)