They were all predestinated to do what they did even though God reproved them for it.
God doesn't really tell us what His will is in the Bible (1Tim.2:4, 2Pet.3:9, John.3:16)
Now, just put down that Bible and read Calvin, Sproul, Piper, Pink, Spurgeon etc to find out what God really thinks.
By the way, because the cut-off age was 20 years or older that died before entering the Land, I am thinking that that may be the age of accountability.
What do you think?
You get that feeling on FR sometimes. I'm convinced that too many Christians (not just here but everywhere) spend way too much time reading about the Bible and not enought actually reading the Blessed Book itself. As Protestants, aren't we supposed to be pretty keen on the idea of Scripture alone?
What do you think?
When man who was born blind (John 9) was being grilled by the most prominent and knowledgable scholars of the Scriptures, he said, "I don't know what you say about Him, all I know is that I was blind but now I see." That is pretty much all I know too.
Acts 2
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Your ignorance is absolutely ASTOUNDING!
Jean