10. God saved them from hostile powers;he redeemed them from the power of the enemy.
11. But the waters covered over their foes—not one of them survived!
12. So our ancestors trusted God’s words;they sang God’s praise.
13. But how quickly they forgot what he had done!They wouldn’t wait for his advice.
14. They were overcome with craving in the desert;they tested God in the wastelands.
15. God gave them what they asked for;he sent food to satisfy their appetites.
16. But then they were jealous of Moses in the camp,jealous too of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one.
17. So the earth opened up, swallowing Dathan,and covering over Abiram’s crowd.
18. Fire blazed throughout that whole group;flames burned up the wicked.
19. They made a calf at Horeb,bowing down to a metal idol.
20. They traded their glorious Godfor an image of a bull that eats grass.
21. They forgot the God who saved them—the one who had done great things in Egypt,
22. wondrous works in the land of Ham,awesome deeds at the Reed Sea.
23. So God determined that he would destroy them—except for the fact that Moses, his chosen one,stood in the way, right in front of him,and turned God’s destructive anger away.
24. But then they rejected the land that was so desirable.They didn’t trust God’s promise.
25. They muttered in their tentsand wouldn’t listen to the Lord’s voice.
26. So God raised his hand against them,making them fall in the desert,