Numbers 13 and 14
Numbers 13 and 14 tells the story of the spies going into the land God had promised Israel and the results of the report that the spies brought back. In this story we find the reason why the Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years. In chapter 13 Moses sends out the spies. They spent 40 days exploring the land. The fact is it had been just over 2 years sense they left Egypt. They had been in the desert longer then was intended already for their disobedience. The Israelites were just outside the area that God had promised them. This is evident by the fact that they sent spies in. Today in the Army we call them scouts. They look at the terrain and the enemy and send information back to the command so the command can make a decision on how to assault. Such was the purpose of these spies. We see in Chapter 13 that the reports start off being pretty positive. It is a land that flows with milk and honey and they even br...