Num 13:1 | JFB | STEP | 1-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, Send thou men, that they may search the land, of Canaan-- Compare , whence it appears, that while the proposal of delegating confidential men from each tribe to explore the land of Canaan emanated from the people who petitioned for it, the measure received the special sanction of God, who granted their request at once as a trial, and a punishment of their distrust.

‏ Numbers 13:1

CHAPTER 13 Nu 13:1-33. The Names of the Men Who Were Sent to Search the Land.

1-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, Send thou men, that they may search the land, of Canaan--Compare De 1:22, whence it appears, that while the proposal of delegating confidential men from each tribe to explore the land of Canaan emanated from the people who petitioned for it, the measure received the special sanction of God, who granted their request at once as a trial, and a punishment of their distrust.