Numbers 13:17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 18 And see the land, what it is, and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 19 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds.
Having laid the foundation by explaining how the two systems work, let us now turn to the Bible study The Feud Between Fools And Wise Men. The Hebrews are just on the cusp of a major victory in their conquest of Canaan, but before they do so a group of spies is sent out, to assess the land, to see what are its natural advantages; who are its peoples and they are instructed to bring back samples of the products of the land.
As they go, it will be discovered that ten of them are using the system most often adopted by wise men, to make their assessments and to draw conclusions, while two of them are using the other system often used by fools in making evaluations and decisions. Thus, since the two systems are often irreconcilable, a feud erupts between the fools and wise men, and the spies now find themselves in a bitter and heated disagreement as to how they are to move forward.
The problem is not one of dispositions, nor is it one of bad feelings because they had no argument when they were first going on their way. The problem is to be found in the difference of the systems used because one system employs a strictly logical mode of thought, while the other embraces the system that is based upon believing God and for this reason try as they might to arrive at consensus, they fail miserably in their efforts to do so.
Numbers 13:27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sent us, and surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 28 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
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