Why Send Spies |
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........