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The men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,
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The Gravity of Slander
Commentators identify the core sin of the ten spies as bringing up a "slander upon the land." This wasn't merely a negative opinion but a misrepresentation of God's promised gift. Matthew Henry applies this more broadly, warning that those who misrepresent religion and create dislike for it in others greatly provoke God.
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16th Century
Protestant
And the men, which Moses sent to search the land. I do not at all approve of the view that some take, that this is recorded by anticipatio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the men which Moses sent to search the land
Ten of them, who returned; as they all d…
Presbyterian
Here is the sudden death of the ten evil spies. They sinned in bringing a slander upon the land of promise. Those greatly provoke God who misrepres…
