TheThe 1212 SpiesSpies ofof IsraelIsrael NUMBERS 13:1 -14:38 n Camped in the Wilderness of Paran n Ten spies said the land could not be taken, ( Barnea) (13:1) • The people who dwell in the land are strong. n One spy from each tribe (12:28) • Tribe of Reuben - Shammua C • The cities are fortified. (13:28) • Tribe of Simeon - Shaphat • The cities are very large. (13:28) • Tribe of Judah - • The descendants of (giants) are there. • Tribe of Issachar - Igal (13:28) • - Hoshea () • We were like grasshoppers in their sight. • Tribe of Benjamin - Palti (13:33) • Tribe of Zebulun - Gaddiel • The land devours its inhabitants (13:32) • Tribe of Manasseh - Gaddi • Amalekites live in the south. (13:29) • Tribe of Dan - Ammiel • The Hittites, Jebusites, & Amorites dwell in the • Tribe of Asher - Sethur mountains. (13:29) • Tribe of Naphtali - Nahbi • The Canaanites dwell by the sea and by the • Tribe of Gad - Geuel Jordan River. (13:29) n Eight charges to the spies. n Two of the spies (Joshua & Caleb), said the land • To see what the land is like (13:18) could be taken. • To see whether the Canaanites are strong or n The people wept and wanted to stone Joshua weak. (13:18) and Caleb. (14:1, 10) • To see whether the Canaanites are few or n The people wanted a new leader to lead them many. (13:18) back to Egypt. (14:4) • To see whether the land is good or bad. (13:19) n God sent a plague upon the ten spies and they • To see whether the cities are like camps or died. (14:37) strongholds (13:19) n The people were to wander in the wilderness • To see whether the land is rich or poor. (13:20) one year for each day the spies were gone. • To see whether there are forests or not. (13:20) (14:32-34) • To bring back some of the fruit of the land. n Of the twelve spies, only Joshua and Caleb (13:20) C were permitted to live to enter . n The spies were gone for 40 days. (13:25) Barnes’ Bible Charts