This Torah Portion is called "Send for Yourself" and is found in B’Midbar (Numbers) 13:1 to 15:41 and the haftorah is Joshua 2:1-24, and John 19:11-17 is read also.
It is recorded Moses listened to the people and agreed to send 12 spies into the land, the Lords response to Moses “send them yourself” belies that YHVH already knew what was going to happen. Many Bible believers do not know the spies were sent into the land some 38 years before the children of the children actually settled in the land under Joshua. While this section included the infamous evil report resulting in the death of the 10 evil spies and a delay of 38 years or so before the people could enter the land, it also includes many details we may not be familiar with, sins of ignorance and sins of presumption is for one.
We learn again that there is only one law for the people of God and the stranger in the land, important as we consider our actions and response to ever increasing pressure for the world to abandon God’s teachings.
YHVH reminds the people of their previous 10 rebellions (in about a year) and the cost for slander … again, and the cost of unbelief … again.
We learn of the tsee-tseeth’, the fringe worn on the hem of the garment with white and blue cords to remind the people of the truth of Gods Word. This is the fringe on Jesus' garment the woman touched to be healed.
