How could these media members not know that? I am certainly not a Biblical scholar but I immediately knew they were incorrect.
The Israelites did against as God had instructed by not wiping out the Canaanites. They paid a price for it later. The members of the media should stay away from such subjects if they’re that clueless. Otherwise, they will keep embarrassing themselves.
The Israelites were a headstrong people.
It takes about eleven days to walk from Egypt to Canaan.
It took them 49 years because no one would stop and ask for directions.