Numbers 13: Twelve with a Mission

One man from each tribe was chosen to go into the land God was giving to them. The facts that God had promised this land to them hundreds of years earlier, He had led them from their bondage by mighty miracles, He had given them a new law—you get it, right? Well, why didn’t they? They should have gone on their mission with great excitement, knowing that they would find good things and great potential! Don’t get your hopes up—this is one of the saddest chapters in the Bible. But please read it anyway.