Matthew Poole and continuators on Numbers 14:5

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

As humble and earnest suppliants, either, to the people, to intreat them to desist from their wicked and pernicious enterprize: or rather, to God, by comparing this with Numb. 16. 4. and 20. 6. the onely re[illegible: 1+ letters]uge to which Moses resorted in all such straits, and who alone was able to still and govern this tumultuous and stiff-necked people.

That they might be awakened to apprehend their sin and danger, when they saw Mos[illegible: 1+ letters]s at his prayers, whom God never used to deny and never failed to defend even with the destruction of his enemies.