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The book of Numbers is one of the lost books of the Bible—lost because it is neglected by many Christians. Named for its two “numberings,” or censuses, of Israel—the generation that left Egypt and the generation that entered the land of promise—Numbers frames a fascinating account of the pilgrim people Israel learning to trust God. Readers are frequently puzzled by the dazzling variety of...

This dramatic narrative, describing the sending of the spies and its consequent events, became engraved on the corporate memory of God’s people. Later writers referred back to these incidents with a sense of painful disappointment.1 It records a time of decision-making, when the desert pilgrims made a catastrophic mistake. It is tragically easy to be influenced by unworthy attitudes, corrupted by impure motives or manipulated by unsuitable
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