Wesley Corpus

Greater - In number and strength and valour. Bare thee - Or, carried thee, as a father carries his weak and tender child in his arms, through difficulties and dangers, gently leading you according as you are able to go, and sustaining you by his power and goodness. Ye did not believe the Lord - So they could not enter in, because of unbelief. It was not any other sin shut them out of Canaan, but their disbelief of that promise, which was typical of gospel grace: to signify that no sin will ruin us but unbelief, which is a sin against the remedy; and therefore without remedy. Your words - That is to say, your murmurings, your unthankful, impatient, distrustful and rebellious speeches. Save Caleb - Under whom Joshua is comprehended, though not here expressed, because he was not now to be one of the people, but to be set over them as a chief governor. For your sakes - Upon occasion of your wickedness and perverseness, by which you provoked me to speak unadvisedly. Who standeth - Who is now thy servant. As bees - As bees which being provoked come out of their hives in great numbers, and with great fury pursue their adversary and disturber.