Daily Bread Content


SPYING OUT THE LAND

Date : Jan 01, 2000
Passage : Numbers 13:1~33
Keyverse : 27,28


1. Explore the land (1-25)

The Israelites reached the border of the land God had promised them. At the Lord's command, Moses sent twelve spies, one from each tribe, to explore the land from one end to the other. They were to find out about the land and its people. God had promised to give Canaan to the Israelites, but they had to go in and take it. It requires faith, obedience and action to claim God's promises.

2. The spies' report (26-33)

The land was good, but the people were fearsome. The spies brought back a cluster of grapes so big that two of them had to carry it on a pole. They also brought back figs and pomegranates. Indeed, it was a land flowing with milk and honey, as the Lord had promised. However, the people of the land were giants; their cities were large and well-fortified. Ten spies reported to Moses, 'We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them. It is impossible to take this land.' But Caleb said, 'We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can do it.' He believed God's promise.

Application: Lord, give me faith to claim your promises.
One Word: Go up and take the good land