That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron . . . And they said to each other, "We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.". . . Joshua son of Nun and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes and said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed t...  Read More

But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. "Let's go at once to take the land," he said. "We can certainly conquer it!"But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. "We can't go up against them! They are stronger than we are!" So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: "The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who ...  Read More

The LORD now said to Moses, "Send out men to explore the land of Canaan, the land I am giving to the Israelites.  . . . So Moses did as the LORD commanded him. He sent out twelve men . . . After exploring the land for forty days, the men returned to Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel . . .  They reported to the whole community what they had seen and showed them the fruit they had take...  Read More

Hear the word of the LORD, you descendants of Jacob, all you clans of Israel.This is what the LORD says:  "What fault did your ancestors find in Me, that they strayed so far from Me?They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves. They did not ask, 'Where is the LORD, who brought us up out of Egypt and led us through the barren wilderness, through a land of deserts and ravines, a lan...  Read More

"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my ...  Read More

I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let's denounce him!"All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him."But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fall and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.L...  Read More