Dont Miss Out On Gods Plans & Promises!
The story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13-14 is one of the more popular stories from the Old Testament we may usually hear in church. In Numbers 13:30-32 (NASB), we read: Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it. 31 But the men who had gone up with him said, We are not able to go up against the people, for they are too strong for us. So they gave out to the sons of Israel a bad report of the land.
As we look over some details on this story of doubt and faith, we can draw lessons to apply in life.
Valid Concerns
From verses 1-17 of chapter 13, we see God commanding Moses to send out twelve spies (one chosen from each tribe) to spy out the promised land. As Moses sent them, he instructs them in verses 18-20 to:
check out what kind of people there were and how many they were (v.18),
check out what visible prospects there were in the land (v.19-20),
check out what provisions were readily avail…
