V. 16.— For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. Some of the children of Israel, who had not only heard the commandments and promises of God delivered by Moses, but had heard the voice of God at Sinai, provoked him by their disobedience, although not all that came out of Egypt under the guidance of Moses; for, not only Caleb and Joshua, but all the tribe of Levi, all under twenty years of age, and, probably, many of the women, from not being numbered, were not excluded from Canaan. Numb. 14:29.This illustrates the Apostle’ s doctrine, that there was a remnant according to the election of grace. Thus it was in the days of Elijah, in the days of Malachi (Malachi 3:16-17), and also in the days of Paul. Romans 11:4-5.