Giants in the Promised Land – Desert Journey – The Brick Bible

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Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, 'Send out men to investigate the land of Canaan which I am giving the Israelites.'

1 of 16 Numbers 13:1–2

At Yahweh's order, Moses sent them from the desert of Paran. All of them were leading men of Israel, and these were their names: Shammua, Shaphat, Caleb, Igal, Hoshea, Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi, and Geuel.

2 of 16 Numbers 13:3–15

Moses then gave Hoshea the name Joshua.

3 of 16 Numbers 13:16

Moses said, 'Go into the highlands and see what sort of country it is: whether its inhabitants are many or few, strong or weak; whether the land is good or poor; whether the towns are open or fortified.'

4 of 16 Numbers 13:17–19

'Be bold, and bring back some of the country's produce.'

5 of 16 Numbers 13:20

They went up and investigated the country, going as far as Hebron where the descendents of the Giant lived.

6 of 16 Numbers 13:21

Reaching the Vale of Eschol, there they lopped off a vine branch with a cluster of grapes which they carried away on a pole, as well as pomegranites and figs.

7 of 16 Numbers 13:23

After forty days they returned from investigating the country. Making their way to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community, they displayed the country's produce.

8 of 16 Numbers 13:25–26

This was the report they gave: 'We made our way into the country where you sent us. It does indeed flow with milk and honey. At the same time, its inhabitants are a powerful people, the towns are big and fortified, and yes, we saw the Anakim there.'

9 of 16 Numbers 13:27–28

'The Amalekites live in the Negeb area, the Hittites, Jebusites, and Ammorites live in the highlands, and the Canaanites live by sea coast and the banks of the Jordan.'

10 of 16 Numbers 13:29

Caleb called the people round Moses to silence and said, 'We must march in immediately and take it. We are certainly able to conquer it.'

11 of 16 Numbers 13:30

But the men who had been with him said, 'We cannot attack these people. They are stronger than we are. All the people we saw there were of enormous size.'

12 of 16 Numbers 13:31–32

'We saw giants there too -- the giants descended from the Nephilim. We felt like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.'

13 of 16 Numbers 13:33

The whole community then cried out in dismay, and the people wept all night.

14 of 16 Numbers 14:1

All the Israelites muttered at Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, 'If only we had died in Egypt, or even in this desert!' Why has Yahweh brought us to this country for us to perish by the sword and our wives and children to be seized as booty?'

15 of 16 Numbers 14:2–3

'Should we not do better to go back to Egypt?' they said to one another. 'Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt!' Next story: God Dooms His People

16 of 16 Numbers 14:3–4

God Dooms His People

God Dooms His People