Today's Republicans do in fact have Christian values

[ancianita]

49. Okay, I hear ya.

As former slaves who knew nothing at all about how to organize their own lives (remember that generations only worked, slept, ate whatever they could find, and were in absolute desolation physically) after pharaonic captivity, they had to be told what's right and wrong, what to do/not to do, etc. They were "chosen" to go through a process of moral and god consciousness. They weren't appreciative of freedom and free will.

Numbers begins at Mount Sinai, where the Israelites have received their laws and covenant from God and God has taken up residence among them in the sanctuary.[4] The task before them is to take possession of the Promised Land. The people are counted and preparations are made for resuming their march. The Israelites begin the journey, but complain about the hardships along the way and about the authority of Moses and Aaron. They arrive at the borders of Canaan and send twelve spies into the land. Upon hearing the spies' fearful report concerning the conditions in Canaan,[5] the Israelites refuse to take possession of it. God condemns them to death in the wilderness until a new generation can grow up and carry out the task. Furthermore, there were some who rebelled against Moses and for these acts, God destroyed approximately 15,000 of them through various means. The book ends with the new generation of Israelites in the plains of Moab ready for the crossing of the Jordan River.[6]

Numbers is the culmination of the story of Israel's exodus from oppression in Egypt and their journey to take possession of the land God promised their fathers. As such it draws to a conclusion the themes introduced in Genesis and played out in Exodus and Leviticus: God has promised the Israelites that they shall become a great (i.e. numerous) nation, that they will have a special relationship with him, and that they shall take possession of the land of Canaan. Numbers also demonstrates the importance of holiness, faithfulness, and trust: despite God's presence and his priests, Israel lacks in faith and the possession of the land is left to a new generation.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Numbers

Often the punishment of a God that no human could withstand even the presence of, was blamed on the Israelites, who were only being taught the courage to "make a home." Kinda like Harriet Tubman had to force slaves to leave at gunpoint, since they were so used to the safety of their misery and knew nothing of what freedom could be. I believe they called her "Black Moses," too.