Two Reports

At the moment Israel stood on the edge of the Promised Land, and faced a decision shaped by two conflicting reports. After God delivered them from Egypt, provided for them in the wilderness, and brought them to Canaan’s border, the Lord told Moses to send spies into the land. The spies returned after 40 days confirming exactly what God had promised: the land truly was “flowing with milk and honey.”
But then came the divide.
The majority report focused on the strength of the people and the fortified cities, and it turned into a bad report fueled by fear. The minority report urged the people to go forward. The real question was not whether the land was good, but whether Israel would trust God.

Sermon Notes
Numbers 13:1 – 3 The Lord tells Moses to send people to spy out the land and he does so
Numbers 13:17 – 20 Moses tells the spies how to go and what to look for
Numbers 13:21 – 26 The spies come back after 40 days and confirm that the land is and how God described it – it’s a land flowing with milk and honey
Numbers 13:28 & 29 Majority report is that the people in the land are too strong
Numbers 13:30 Minority report we can take the land
Numbers 13:31 – 33 Majority report a bad report that they are too strong
Exodus 14:31 & 14 The Lord will fight for you
Ephesians 6:10 – 17 Our struggles are spiritual so arm ourselves spiritually