Things New and Old: What do you see - grasshoppers or giants?

Things New and Old

Ancient truths revealed in the Scriptures are often forgotten, disbelieved or distorted, and therefore lost in the passage of time. Such ancient truths when rediscovered and relearned are 'new' additions to the treasury of ancient truths.

Christ showed many new things to the disciples, things prophesied by the prophets of old but hijacked and perverted by the elders and their traditions, but which Christ reclaimed and returned to His people.

Many things taught by the Apostles of Christ have been perverted or substituted over the centuries. Such fundamental doctrines like salvation by grace and justification have been hijacked and perverted and repudiated by sincere Christians. These doctrines need to be reclaimed and restored to God's people.

There are things both new and old here. "Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things" 2Ti 2:7.

Monday, March 23, 2026

What do you see - grasshoppers or giants?

What do you see, grasshoppers or giants?

What do you see, grasshoppers or giants?

Twelve men were sent to scout out the land promised repeatedly to the nation of Israel. They saw exactly the same land, but came to vastly different conclusions! (Num 13:26 - 14:10)

Majority report:
- Surely it flows with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
- BUT the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great.
- We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
- The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up the inhabitants.
- They saw the inhabitants as giants, and themselves as grasshoppers.

The Majority view betrays unbelief and rebellion against their LORD!

They would rather return to Egypt or remain where they are, instead of moving forward into the blessing the Lord intended for them!

Minority report:
a. Caleb: Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
b. Joshua:
- If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey.
- Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us.
- Their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.

Minority view reflects faith in, and submission to the LORD's will for them!

Joshua's perspective is LORD-centred, not man-centred:
- "if the LORD delight in us..." that's all that counts, and matters!
- "only rebel not ye against the LORD..." that's what it amounts to! Unbelief is rebellion!
- "and the LORD is with us..." thus we are those giants that shall eat up the grasshoppers! (they shall be bread for us!)

What a man perceives is to a great extent determined by his faith in the LORD, and His word, or lack of it.

He who has eyes to see, let him see rightly.

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Sing F Lau
Unbelief speaks from both sides of the same mouth:
- "Surely it flows with milk and honey" from right side, and "the land... is a land that eats up the inhabitants."

Unbelief speaks from both sides of the same mouth:
- "BUT the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great"... how could such be found in "a land that eats up the inhabitants"?

Dellis Worsham Sr.
Faith is not a confirmation of what we already see, it is believing in, what we have not yet seen.

Jerry Chapin
One of my favourite passages of Scriptures...there is so much here that are lessons for us today...Thanks for posting, Bro. Sing...

Sing F Lau
Spying has to do with the things that are seen... they saw a land flowing with milk and honey... a land the LORD has promised to give them. What they saw confirmed the LORD's word about the land.
It is their unbelief that imagined up the worst: a land that eats up the inhabitants, people as fearsome giants!

Sing F Lau
Faith is taking the LORD at His word!

Jerry Chapin
Amen!!!