The Alshich makes a comparison between Moshe Rabbeinu’s sending the spies, and Yehoshua’s decision to also send spies before conquering Jericho.

It is somewhat surprising that Yehoshua would take the risk of a very negative outcome, as occurred in Moshe’s time.

In actuality, they both had the same goal. Both Moshe and Yehoshua were hoping that their respective spies would........

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