Conclusion of The 12 Spies

The Israelites are afraid when they hear this: 'It would have been better to die in Egypt or even here in the wilderness,' they say: 'We will be killed in battle, and our wives and children will be captured. Let's choose a new leader in place of Moses, and go back to Egypt!

But two of the spies trust in Jehovah, and try to calm the people.  Their names are Joshua and Ca'leb.  They say:  'Don't be afraid. Jehovah is with ut. It will be easy to take the land.' But the people don't listen. They even want to kill Joshua and Ca'leb.

This makes Jehovah very angry, and he tells Moses:  'None of the people from 20 years of age and over will go into the land of Ca'naan. They have seen the miracles that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness but still they don't trust me. So they will wander in the wilderness for years until the last person dies. Only Joshua and Ca'leb  will go into the land of Ca'naan.' 

Numbers 13:1-33; 14:1-38.

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