They were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them (Heb 11:16). God prepared the people He delivered; He had them prepare a place for Him to dwell among them; and He prepared a priesthood. God was ready to part the waters of the Jordan River and bring them into the land He promised their ancestors. It was a good and fruitful land; A land where grape clusters had to be carried on poles