Question: why did god make the israelites wander in the desert for 40 years

title: The Twelve Spies
text: When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith in the doom and gloom report they gave about the land , they were slandering what they believed God had promised them . They did not believe that God could help them , and the people as a whole were persuaded that it was not possible to take the land . As a result , the entire nation was made to wander in the desert for 40 years , until almost the entire generation of men had died . Joshua and Caleb were the two spies who brought back a good report and believed that God would help them succeed . They were the only men from their generation permitted to go into the Promised Land after the time of wandering . 

Answer: answer: When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith in the doom and gloom report they gave about the land , they were slandering what they believed God had promised them .
As a result , the entire nation was made to wander in the desert for 40 years , until almost the entire generation of men had died .
answer: When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith in the doom and gloom report they gave about the land , they were slandering what they believed God had promised them .They did not believe that God could help them , and the people as a whole were persuaded that it was not possible to take the land . As a result , the entire nation was made to wander in the desert for 40 years