Numbers 13:1

Numbers 13:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,  Verse two adds, Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.  God told Moses to send spies, one from each of the tribes of Israel, into the land of Canaan.  God already knew what was there, but He wanted the people to see for themselves that they could defeat the people of Canaan under God's power.  God still knows where He is sending us today, so the question is whether we see the power of the world or the power of God in every situation.  Verse three continues, And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. Moses did as God instructed him to do, and so must we today.  Verse four states, And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.  We are then given the names of those sent in the next few verses, beginning here with man from the tribe of Rueben, Shammau.  Verse five adds, Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.  Verse six continues, Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.  Verse seven says, Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.  Verse eight adds, Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.  Verse nine continues, Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.  Verse ten states, Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.  Verse eleven adds, Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. Verse twelve continues, Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.  Verse thirteen says, Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.  Verse fourteen adds, Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.  Verse fifteen continues, Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.  Verse sixteen concludes, These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.  Moses called and renamed Oshea, which means the prayer of salvation to Joshua, which mean the promise of salvation, according to Matthew Henry.  If we are praying for salvation today, we can claim the promise of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.