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They said, Arise, and let us go up against them; for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are you still? don`t be slothful to go and to enter in to possess the land.
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A Good Report Inspires Action
Commentators note that the spies' enthusiastic report, "the land... is very good," was designed to inspire immediate action. Charles Ellicott compares this to the positive reports from the spies in Numbers and Joshua, suggesting a pattern where a confident testimony about God's provision is meant to overcome fear and motivate people to move forward in faith.
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19th Century
Anglican
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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