Why did Moses take 40 years?

The laws of geometry teach us that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. If only the Jewish people hadn't skipped that class while enslaved in Egypt, perhaps it wouldn't have taken them 40 years to arrive at the Promised Land. read more

God told Moses that all that generation under 20 years old would die in the desert wandering for the next 40 years. Their children would enter and they did. Murmuring and complaining before, God as well as complaining about God is serious offense to Him. read more

It took 40 years, and they still wouldn't do good in the eyes of God. They had become so corrupt that Even Moses didn't get to cross over the River Jordan, but only look at the Promised Land. The cloud by day and the fire by night was their map, and God led them where he chose to. read more