Ezekiel 20:21 References

21 "But the achildren rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.

a Numbers 21:5, Numbers 25:1-3

Numbers 21

5 The people spoke against God and Moses, "aWhy have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and bwe loathe this miserable food."

Numbers 25

1 While Israel remained at aShittim, the people began bto play the harlot with the daughters of Moab.

2 For athey invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

3 So aIsrael joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the Lord was angry against Israel.