A proper report
When the men of the
tribes of Israel were sent into the land to survey the peoples and their
strengths, only two came back with a proper report. Who
were they and what significance does this have?
Num 13:1 And יהוה spoke to Mosheh, saying, 2 “Send men to spy out the land of Kenaʽan, which I am giving to the
children of Yisra’ĕl. Send one man from each tribe of their fathers, every
one a leader among them.” 3 And by the command
of יהוה Mosheh sent them from
the Wilderness of Paran, all of them men who were heads of the children of
Yisra’ĕl.
Num 14:6
And Yehoshua son of Nun, and Kalĕḇ son of
Yephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their
garments, 7 and they spoke to all the
congregation of the children of Yisra’ĕl, saying, “The land we passed
through to spy out is an exceedingly good land. 8
“If יהוה has delighted in us,
then He shall bring us into this land and give it to us, ‘a land which is
flowing with milk and honey.’ 9 “Only, do not rebel
against יהוה, nor fear the people of the
land, for they are our bread. Their defence has turned away from them, and יהוה is with us. Do not fear
them.”
Only Yehoshua & Kaleb returned with a favorable report. Which tribes
were they from?
Num 13:4 And these were their names. From the tribe of Re’uḇĕn: Shammua, son of Zakkur.
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13:5 From the tribe of Shimʽon: Shaphat, son of Ḥori.
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13:6 From the tribe of Yehuḏah: Kalĕḇ, son of Yephunneh.
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13:7 From the tribe of Yissasḵar: Yig’al, son of Yosĕph.
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13:8 From the tribe of Ephrayim:
Hoshĕa, son of Nun.
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13:9 From the tribe of Binyamin:
Palti, son of Raphu.
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13:10 From the tribe of Zeḇulun: Gaddi’ĕl, son of Soḏi.
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13:11 From the tribe of Yosĕph,
from the tribe of Menashsheh: Gaddi, son of Susi.
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13:12 From the tribe of Dan:
Ammi’ĕl, son of Gemalli.
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13:13 From the tribe of Ashĕr:
Shĕthur, son of Miḵa’ĕl.
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13:14 From the tribe of Naphtali: Naḥbi, son of Wophsi.
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13:15 From the tribe of Gaḏ: Geu’ĕl, son of Maḵi.
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13:16 These are the names of the men
whom Mosheh sent to spy out the land. And Mosheh called Hoshĕa the son of
Nun, Yehoshua. 17 And Mosheh sent them to spy
out the land of Kenaʽan,
and said to them, “Go up here into the South, and go up to the mountains,
The two witnesses with the proper report were Yahudah and Ephraim. Because they trusted in the Eternal, and not in the sight of their eyes, they were shown favor.
May Yahudah and Ephraim return to the Eternal and not
judge by the sight of their eyes, but trust the Almighty Creator implicitly and
follow His voice to the Kingdom.
Allen
