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Numbers 13:21 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. "
Numbers 13:21
Verse in Context
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And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
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Before we see Judah and Jerusalem ruined, we still see some bright years while good Josiah is on the throne. Through his serious efforts to bring reform, God gave the nation one more chance. If they had known, in that day of their visitation, the things that belonged to their peace and had used them well, their ruin might have been avoided. But after Josiah’s reign, that opportunity was gone from their sight, and the next reigns brought total destruction.
In this chapter we have: 1. A general account of Josiah’s character (2 Chronicles 34:1, 2). 2. His zeal in tearing down idolatry (2 Chronicles 34:3-7). 3. His care to repair the temple (2 Chronicles 34:8-13). 4. The finding of the book of the law, and the good use he made of it (2 Chronicles 34:14-28). 5. The public reading of the law to the people, and their renewal of the covenant with God in response (2 Chronicles 34:29-33). Much of this was already covered in 2 Kings 22.
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Numbers 13:1
"And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 13:2
"Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler"
Numbers 13:3
"And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel."
Numbers 13:4
"And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur."
Numbers 13:5
"Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori."
Numbers 13:6
"Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh."
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