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WOMEN
SPIES? Hashem has agreed to allow Moshe to send a
reconnaissance party to check out eretz Canaan, see the lay of the land,
and inform us as to how best to proceed.
The spies will be handpicked by Moshe and will consist of 1 person
for each tribe, excluding Levi as they will not inherit any land.
Moshe, upon announcing Hashem’s decision, also informed us as to
their discussion. It went as
follows: Hashem-
Moshe, you may send the spies, if you so wish, to satisfy the people’s
curiosity. It’s obvious
that they do not yet trust Me and need verification for My words.
Moshe-
Chas V’shalom, they do trust in You.
They just don’t want to rely upon a miracle and are doing as much
as possible in preparation to enter Canaan.
Who should I send? Hashem-
You will have to make that decision.
But you are to send 1 person from each tribe.
You know who is really a tzaddik and does not just appear to be
one. Those are the people to send. It
may be advantageous to send the women in place of the men, as the women
are ardent Zionists and have continually demonstrated complete trust in
Me. Moshe-
How could I send women? I would never forgive myself if something happened to them.
And, besides that, the men also want to reach Canaan.
They love the land just as much as the women. Hashem-
If that’s how you feel then send the men. |
RECONNAISSANCE
TEAM CHOSEN The
following men have been picked to join the away team: Reuven-
Shamua B. Zakor
Each of these gentlemen, princes in their own right, have
continually demonstrated a high level of kedusha and indeed was picked
according to their level of kedusha.
Imagine: knowing how great Hoshaya, whom Moshe calls Yehoshua, is
because he spends all his time learning and serving Moshe and, yet is only
5th on the list, how great must Shamua be!
I can hardly wait for their findings. CANAAN
IS A DEATH TRAP Baruch Hashem we forced Moshe’s hand to send the spies. Now we know the real story and it doesn’t look so rosy. While it is true that the land is flowing with milk and honey, a very nice imagery of fertile land, apparently, the land is also freakish in nature. The fruits that were brought back, as per order of Moshe, were gigantic. |
The air was hard for our spies to breath and is the land of giants.
It would seem, due to their extraordinary size, they fit right into
the landscape. But people
like us will not be able to survive, as the spies observed
many a funerals that were taking place.
The cities are also fortified and the locals are very strong.
The neighboring countries are not friendly and we really don’t have
a fighting chance. They
outnumber us! At least that is
what 10 out of 12 spies reported. It
was only Yehoshua and Caleb who reported differently, saying that with
Hashem’s help we could defeat the enemies and that we must not lose heart.
We must just trust in Hashem and proceed as Moshe tells us.
Well, we expected Yehoshua to feel this way because he’s Moshe’s
student. But when Caleb, who
appeared to be siding with the other 10, suddenly jumped ship and joined
Yehoshua, it sent a ripple throughout the people and cast a little doubt on
the original report. Now we
don’t know who to believe! SPIES
DIE IN PLAGUE
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