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Is Psalm 107:4-7 ascribing the forty years of wandering in the wilderness to Moses refusing to ask for directions?
Goodness no. The "Moses not asking directions" is a famous joke, but just a joke.
The 40 years in the desert were a punishment decreed early-on; once the years were up, G-d said "okay, ...
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