Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 3:17

17 But with whom was he grieved forty years ? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness s?

By these Questions, the Spirit makes a more lively representation of these unbelieving provokers of God, that his Reason may have the more force with them; Do ye observe with whom God was grieved? the form puts them on more exact notice for their caution: God suffers not by Passion, but these redeemed out of Egypt carried it contrary to him, and crost his Will, that which usually grieveth us. Concerning the Word, see ver. 10. It is used by the Septuagint, Deut. 7.26. to express that detestation and abhorrence which Israel was to shew against Idols, that they should be a grief to their Soul not to be indured: Idols are called Grievances; he was displeased and grieved with their Covenant-breaking with him Forty Years together. These Sinners by their Unbelief, Murmuring, Idolatry, Rebellion against his Officers and Ordinances, and their other Lusts, so imbitter'd his Spirit, that he by various Judgments destroyed and turned them into the Grave and Hell together, 1 Cor. 10.5, to 11. Moses and others of God's own cannot be numbred among these Sinners, for their Sins were pardoned, and Persons accepted; and though they came short of the literal, had a much more abundant entrance administred to them into the Heavenly Canaan.

Marginal references: Num. 14.22, 29, &c. [illegible: 1 letter] 26.65. [illegible: 1 word] 5.