Throughout the more than 1,500 years of their history as God’s chosen people, there were comparatively few periods when the Israelites did not try God’s long - suffering to the limit.
Rohkem kui 1500 aasta jooksul, mil iisraellased olid Jumala väljavalitud rahvas, oli väga vähe ajajärke, mil nad ei pannud Jumala pikameelsust viimase piirini proovile.