TWELVE SPIES
Lessons From
Two Attitudes
Pessimistic - Negative
Numbers 13:32
So they brought to the people of Israel a bad report of the land that they had spied out, saying, "The land, through which we have gone to spy it out, is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people that we saw in it are of great height."
Two Attitudes
Optimistic – Positive
Numbers 14:24
But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.
Negativeor
Positive
Ten Spies
Ten SpiesDoubt
Numbers 13:31
Then the men who had gone up with him said, "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we are."
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-Depreciation
Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the Nephilim (the sons of Anak, who come from the Nephilim), and we seemed to ourselves like grasshoppers, and so we seemed to them.
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-DepreciationFear
Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-DepreciationFearCritical Spirit
Numbers 14:1-2Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, "Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!"
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-DepreciationFearCritical SpiritRebellion
Numbers 14:4
And they said to one another, "Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt."
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-DepreciationFearCritical SpiritRebellionIngratitude
Ten SpiesDoubtSelf-DepreciationFearCritical SpiritRebellionIngratitudeUnbelief
Hebrews 3:18-19
And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient?So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.
Negativeor
Positive
There is no place in the Christian's life for negativism, yet this
is the persistent attitude of many. It constantly talks down the
great work of God. It is a prophet of doom, gloom and boom! It
says nothing is useful or beneficial, no, not gospel meetings,
Bible classes, etc., etc. Everything proposed is a waste of
time, effort, and especially money! That's the most important.
Negativism is not realistic, but materialistic. Negativism is an
elephant on the road to progress; a millstone around the neck
of usefulness; a cancer of the mind of its advocate; an ice
pack on the fervor of the faithful. It sees thorns on the rose
bush, never the roses on the thorn bush. Its parent is little
faith, its child is discouragement, its grandchild is
cantankerousness and its first cousin is stubbornness!
James P. Needham
Caleb & Joshua
Caleb & JoshuaFaith
Numbers 13:30
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it."
Caleb & JoshuaFaith
Confidence
Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.
Caleb & JoshuaFaith
ConfidenceCourage
Numbers 14:9
Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.
Caleb & JoshuaFaith
ConfidenceCourageAction
Numbers 13:30
But Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, "Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it."
Caleb & JoshuaFaith
ConfidenceCourageActionThankfulness
Numbers 14:7-8
and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, "The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.If the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey."
Negativeor
Positive
The Tenor
The Two?