Central Truth: Always trust in God. His promises are always true.
Scriptures: Numbers 13-14
God commanded Moses to send twelve men, one from each tribe, to Canaan to spy out the land. Moses obeyed God and sent the men into the land of Canaan. For forty days, the men explored the land and returned with fruit - pomegranates, clusters of grapes, and figs. Ten of the spies reported to Moses that the land was rich and plentiful but the cities were fortified and the people were strong as giants. Two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, insisted that they should immediately invade and possess the land.
The Israelites believed the negative report of the ten spies and were afraid. They began to turn on Moses and Aaron and planned to return to Egypt. Joshua and Caleb urged the people not to rebel against God because God will help them to take the land. God heard the Israelites complain and murmur and was so angry with the people that he wanted to destroy them, but Moses prayed for God to forgive their lack of faith. As punishment, God condemned the congregation to wander for forty years - one year for each day the spies were in Canaan. All of those who were twenty years old and older, except for Joshua and Caleb, would never enter the Promised Land. Only their descendants would obtain the promise God gave to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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