Quran 17:94 — The Children of Israel (Bani Israel)

What prevented the people from believing when the guidance came to them, is their saying, "Did GOD send a human being as a messenger?"

[17:93] "Or unless you own a luxurious mansion, or unless you climb into the sky. Even if you do climb, we will not believe unless you bring a book that we can read."* Say, "Glory be to my Lord. Am I any more than a human messenger?"

[17:95] Say, "If the earth were inhabited by angels, we would have sent down to them from the sky an angel messenger."