The Twelve Spies
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God had promised [[Abraham]] that there would be a [[Promised Land]] for the nations to come out of his son, [[Isaac]]. The land of Canaan that the spies were to explore was the same Promised Land. Moses asked for an assessment of the geographic features of the land, the strength and numbers of the population, the agricultural potential and actual performance of the land, civic organization (whether their cities were like camps or strongholds), and [[forestry]] conditions. He also asked them to be positive in their outlook and to return with samples of local produce. |
God had promised [[Abraham]] that there would be a [[Promised Land]] for the nations to come out of his son, [[Isaac]]. The land of Canaan that the spies were to explore was the same Promised Land. Moses asked for an assessment of the geographic features of the land, the strength and numbers of the population, the agricultural potential and actual performance of the land, civic organization (whether their cities were like camps or strongholds), and [[forestry]] conditions. He also asked them to be positive in their outlook and to return with samples of local produce. |
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When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith in the negative reports 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.Numbers 14:30; Dummelow, J.R. The One Volume Bible Commentary. 1950. Macmillan Company. pp.107-108 [[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 |
When ten of the twelve spies showed little faith in the negative reports 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.Numbers 14:30; Dummelow, J.R. The One Volume Bible Commentary. 1950. Macmillan Company. pp.107-108 [[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 that entered the Promised Land after the time of wandering.Numbers 14:20-31; Caleb, and Joshua, in Freeman, David Noel. The Anchor Bible Dictionary Volume 1 A-C and Volume 2 (H-J). 1992. Doubleday Publishing Group. {{ISBN|0-385-19351-3}}, pp.808-809 |
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==About the spies== |
==About the spies== |
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