Thematic Bible: The ten spies


Thematic Bible



We even saw the Nephilim there." (The offspring of Anak were descended from the Nephilim.) "To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them." Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night.

The men of Ai struck down about 36 of them and chased them from outside the gate to the quarries, striking them down on the descent. As a result, the people’s hearts melted and became like water. Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionHeart, HumanMeltingThirty SomeLosing Courage

However, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We also saw the descendants of Anak there. Verse ConceptsFortificationsFortified CitiesLargenessGiantsStrong Nations

But the men who had gone up with him responded, "We can't go up against the people because they are stronger than we are!" So they gave a negative report to the Israelites about the land they had scouted: "The land we passed through to explore is one that devours its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of great size. We even saw the Nephilim there." (The offspring of Anak were descended from the Nephilim.) "To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them."

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