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There we saw the Nephilim, the sons of Anak, who come of the Nephilim: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
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Fear's Distorting Lens
Commentators explain that the spies' statement, "we were in our own sight as grasshoppers," was a hyperbole born of fear. John Gill notes that their follow-up, "and so we were in their sight," was pure conjecture. This illustrates how fear distorts our perception of ourselves and our challenges, causing us to feel insignificant and assume others see us that way too.
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19th Century
Anglican
And there we saw the giants— The same word, nephilim, is used here and is also found in Genesis 6:4. See the not…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there we saw the giants Not throughout the land, and yet it is so expressed, and in such connection with what go…
Presbyterian
We may wonder that the people of Israel stayed forty days for the return of their spies, when they were ready to enter Canaan, under all the assura…
