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vs.32 l) Where truth is reported there will be someone bearing a conflicting report.
Who will you believe?
(and they brought up an evil report of the land,)
vs.32 2) The result of man's search will be reported based on faith or fear.
Who will you believe?
(which they had searched, unto the children of Israel)
vs.32 3) Some will report the result is not worth it; truth will count no cost for
Godliness too great.
Who will you believe?
(the land, through which we have gone to search it,… )
vs.32 4) Some are afraid of the consumption of living; truth seeks the consumption of
giving.
Who will you believe?
(it is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof;)
Consumed in the giving of himself
vs.32 5) Some see man extended; truth sees God not tested. Who will you believe?
(all the people that we saw in it are men of great stature.)
The giants were seen as bigger than their God.
Joshua and Caleb saw how big God was--bigger than the "ites" and the giants.
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vs.32 6) Some men are looking for trouble; truth looks for victory.
Who will you believe?
(and there we saw the giants ••• )
Victory doesn't come without a challenge to face, a battle to fight.
vs.33 7) Some men see promises through their own eyes; truth sees promises through
God's eyes--eyes of faith. Who will you believe?
(and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their
sight.)
The problem-obstacle was the same for all twelve.
10 saw the giants bigger, 2 saw the giants smaller.
The contrast is the presence of faith or fear.
Seeing through their own eyes discredits faith. they can't see how it will
work.
Joshua and Caleb saw themselves mighty in God= a picture of a believer,
mighty in Christ.
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