Numbers 13 God performs 10 miracles to rescue Israel from Egypt along the way, His people continued to grumble. "if we'd spend more time praying & less time complaining, there's no telling what God can do." The complaining made a 2-wk trip into 40 years of wandering in the desert. We do much of the same: complaining appraising God God commanded Moses to select leaders of the 12 tribes (families) and sent them to investigate Canaan. The intent: that they would return to encourage their families. The leaders saw that the land indeed flowed with milk & honey...but they saw strong fortified cities and giants. The leaders spread negativity to their tribes. As a result, God determined that the grumblers would never enter Canaan. God allowed that the tribes of Caleb & Joshua would be allowed to enter because they trusted God.