The plan of sending the spies originated with the people; and, since it was in itself a reasonable one, Moses approved of it; it was submitted to G…

And ye came near ... and said, We will send. —A new aspect is here given to the sending of the twelve spies. In Numbers 1…

And you came near to me everyone of you
Not every individual of them, but the heads of their tribes, that represente…

Moses reminds the Israelites of their march from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea, through that great and terrible wilderness. He shows how near they were to…