a) Give an account of the report of the spies Moses sent to the land of Canaan.
(b) Identify two lessons that can be drawn from this incident.
(a)Give an account of the report of the spies Moses sent to the Land of Canaan: Num. 13: 17, 25-33.
(i) At the end of forty days, the spies Moses sent returned.
(ii) They brought back word to the congregation and showed them the fruit of the land.
(iii) They reported that the land flowed with milk and honey.
(iv) But that the people who dwelt in the land were strong, their cities were fortified and very large.
(v) "They saw the descendants of Anak, the Amalekites, the Hittites, the Jebusites and the Canaanites.
(vi) But Caleb quieted the people and said, "let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it".
(vii) But the men who had gone up with them said, "we are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than us".
(viii) Ten of them brought to the people an evil report of the land they had spied.
(ix) They claimed that the land through which they had gone was a land that devoured its inhabitants / that all the people they saw were men of great stature.
(x) They also revealed that they saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak who came from Nephilim)
(xi) They reported that they were like grasshoppers before the Canaanites and were seen as such.
(b) Two lessons that can be drawn from the incident:
(i) We should be courageous to tell the truth always.
(ii) A beautiful place could still have its challenges and flaws/pitfalls.
(iii) It takes faith to believe you can be victorious when you face odds.
(iv) Need to avoid inferiority complex.
(v) Need for people to have high self image/ esteem.
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