Matthew Henry Commentary Joshua 2:22-24

"And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. Then the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun; and they told him all that had befallen them. And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us." — Joshua 2:22-24 (ASV)

The report the spies brought was encouraging. All the people of the country lose heart because of Israel; they have neither wisdom to yield, nor courage to fight. Those terrors of conscience, and that sense of Divine wrath, which dismay the ungodly but do not lead to repentance, are fearful forebodings of approaching destruction.

But grace still abounds to the chief of sinners. Let them, without delay, flee to Christ, and all will be well.