The generation of the Exodus did not work hard enough to learn from the Divine miracles they witnessed. They therefore remained subject to their “slave mentality,” the assumption that reality is enslaved to the laws of nature, and that G‑d is unwilling or incapable of overriding them whenever He chooses. The spies and their followers therefore forfeited the privilege of entering the Promised Land, for in order to remain true to our Divine mission while leading material lives, we need to believe that this is indeed possible.
We, too, should take care to recognize the implications of all the Divine miracles we have witnessed, both throughout Jewish history and in our own personal lives. Only then will we be capable of fulfilling our Divine mission of making the world into G‑d’s home. In this merit, we will experience our miraculous return to the Promised Land, led by the Messiah in the final Redemption.1
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