God had brought the children of Israel to the border of the good land, and they could have easily crossed the border and entered into the land. But God knew their heart, and He purposely gave the word to send out the twelve spies to spy out the land (vv. 1-2) in order to test them (Deut. 8:2). This test exposed them to the uttermost. The entire history of the children of Israel, including the failures recorded in chs. 11—14, was written for the admonition of the New Testament believers (1 Cor. 10:1-13).

See note Deut. 8:7¹.

Meaning he saved, or salvation.

Meaning Jehovah Savior, or the salvation of Jehovah. The Greek form of the name is Jesus (see note Matt. 1:21^1b).

Or, Lebo-hamath.

See v. 33 and note Num. 13:33^1a.

Meaning cluster.

See note Gen. 6:4^1a. Because the Nephilim, a mixture of fallen angels and fallen man, dwelt in the land of Canaan, God commanded the children of Israel to take over this land and to destroy every living being there so that the human race could be cleared up (Deut. 7:1-2).