Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Numbers 13:1-16
Chapter 13 The Sending Out of Scouts and the Message They Brought Back. 1). The Scouts Sent Out (Numbers 13:1-16 ). The first section from Numbers 13:1-16 basically covers: a Yahweh’s command to send out men to spy out the land (Numbers 13:1-2 a). b The spies to be sent out one for each tribe (Numbers 13:2 b). c Moses at Yahweh’s command sends out spies (Numbers 13:3). b The names of those sent, one for each tribe (Numbers 13:4-15). a These are the names of thos sent out to spy out... read more
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Numbers 13:1-33
Here we have another story of failure. It is closely associated with the movement of the people toward the promised land. The hour had come in which they should go forward. In this account in Numbers it is stated sending the spies was in obedience to the divine command. However, a comparison of this with the reference to the matter in the first chapter of Deuteronomy will show that the command followed the people's determination to do this very thing. This was in itself an act of suspicion and... read more