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A Mission of Two Parts
Commentators explain the spies' mission had a dual purpose. John Calvin suggests the primary goal was to see the land's richness, which would motivate the people to possess it. John Gill adds that it was also a practical military assessment to determine the strength and number of the inhabitants, judging whether a conquest was feasible.
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Charles Ellicott
On Numbers 13:18
19th Century
Bishop
And see the land.— Or, inspect the land. The same word is used of the inspection of the leper by the priest in L…
John Calvin
On Numbers 13:18
16th Century
Theologian
And see the land what it is. The counsel of Moses had this purpose: that the people might be made aware of how rich and fertile the land w…
John Gill
On Numbers 13:18
17th Century
Pastor
And see the land what it [is], and the people that dwelleth
therein
The situation and…
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Matthew Henry
On Numbers 13:1–20
17th Century
Minister
A memorable and melancholy history is related in this and the following chapter, concerning Israel's turning back from the borders of Canaan and th…