Beginning my study of Numbers 13 today and I'm excited...
Command: Explore the land of Canaan
Promise: Which I am giving you
Rounded up the best of the best of Israel.
Mission: See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many? what kind of land do they live in? Is the land good or bad? trees? is the soil fertile or poor? is their fruit? if so, bring some back? what kind of towns are there? are they walled or fortified?
Doesn't seem like it was ever a question of should we conquer them or not, according to the original command. It was a military spy mission to see what their plan, angle, etc. tactics would be in order to defeat them as the Lord promised.
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