Sharing is Caring

Faith that hopes against all hope     [Romans 4:18-25]     In Numbers 13-14, Caleb and Joshua, 2 of the 12 patriarchs who returned from spying on the land of Canaan, reported in faith, but the other 10 spies reported in disbelief.   In other words, the 10 spies made a bad report saying that the people of the land of Canaan were not only powerful and were men of great size, but also the cities were fortified and very large so they would not able to go up against them.   Also, compared to themselves and the inhabitants of the land of Canaan, they considered themselves to be grasshoppers (13:28-33).   Therefore, all the congregation of Israel, hearing their bad report, raised their voices and wept all night long (14:1), grumbling against Moses and Aaron (v. 2).   In the midst of this, the Israelites talked about appointing a leader and return to Egypt (v. 4).   Hearing all this, God said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn ...