“ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, ”
And the Lord spake - The mission of the spies was first suggested by the Israelites themselves. See Deuteronomy 1:22 .
The Espial of Canaan. This narrative is marked by numerous discrepancies, due to its being a fusion of two accounts drawn from JE and P. In the one (JE) the spies start probably from Kadesh ( Numbe...
spake. See note on Numbers 1:1 .
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Send thou men - (cf. Deuteronomy 1:22 ), whence it appears, that while the proposal of delegating confidential men f...
The Sending of the Spies and their Report 8. Oshea] RV 'Hoshea,' meaning 'help' or 'salvation.' Joshua, or Jehoshua ( Numbers 13:16 ), means 'Jehovah is my help': see on Exodus 17:9 .
XIII. (1) And the Lord spake unto Moses... — There is no inconsistency between this statement and that which is contained in Deuteronomy 1:22 , where the sending of the spies is represented as...
THE SPIES AND THEIR REPORT Numbers 13:1-33 ; Numbers 14:1-10 Two narratives at least appear to be united in the thirteenth and fourteenth Chapter s. From Numbers 13:17 ; Numbers 13:22-23 , w...
the Spies Sent to Canaan Numbers 12:16 ; Numbers 13:1-20 By comparing the opening verses with Deuteronomy 1:19-22 , it appears that the suggestion about the spies emanated from the people, an...
Here we have another story of failure. It is closely associated with the movement of the people toward the promised land. The hour had come in which they should go forward. In this account in Numbers...
CONTENTS In this Chapter we have recorded the account of Israel's plan, in prosecuting their journey. Being arrived, to the very borders of Canaan, Moses is commanded by GOD to send a man of every t...
And the Lord Spake unto Moses ,.... When in the wilderness of Paran, either at Rithmah or Kadesh; this was on the twenty ninth day of the month Sivan, on which day, the Jews say o, the spies were se...
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ver. 1. And the Lord spake. ] Yielding to the people's importunity, and winking at their infidelity; for he had before spied out the land for them, Eze 20:6...
The Israelites being now come to the borders of Canaan, Moses commanded them, in the name of God, to go up and possess it , reminding them of his promise to give them the possession of it, and exhor...
SPIES SENT TO CANAAN (vs.1-25) As Israel drew nearer to Canaan, God instructed Moses to send a man from each of the 12 tribes to spy out the land Canaan (vs.1-2). If we compare this to Deuterono...
Missions of the Twelve Spies. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2...
NUMBERS CHAPTER 13 God commandeth Moses to send spies to search out the land of Canaan, Numbers 13:1-3 . Their names, Numbers 13:4-16 . Moses's commandment where to go, and what to do, Numb...
Chapter 13 The Sending Out of Scouts and the Message They Brought Back. 1). The Scouts Sent Out ( Numbers 13:1-16 ). The first section from Numbers 13:1-16 basically covers: a Yahweh's comm...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Numbers 13:1-2 . And the Lord spake unto Moses , &c. It appears from Deuteronomy 1:22-23 , that the sending of the spies to search out the land was suggested b...
Numbers 13:11 . The tribe of Joseph. This verse seems deficient. Septri Manasseh; where the sense is, that the sceptre of Joseph was in the tribe of Manasseh. The Hebrew משׂה matta, signifies...
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan. Glimpses of the better land I. The search. II. The retreat, III. An emblem of God’s dealings with His people. 1. The children of...
EXPOSITION THE REBELLION AT KADESH ( Numbers 13:1-4 , Numbers 14:1-4 ). Numbers 13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land. If this account of the mission of the spies be...
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Numbers 13:1
Speak unto Moses — In answer to the peoples petition about it, as is evident from Deuteronomy 1:22 . And it is probable, the people desired it out of diffidence of God's promise.