How can this passage say that Moses called Hoshea by the name Joshua
since he was called Joshua in Exodus 17:9?
PROBLEM: Numbers 13:16 says that Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun,
Joshua. But, as early as Exodus 17:9 Joshua is referred to by that
name. How can this passage say that Moses was the o... [ Continue Reading ]
How could the ten spies report that the land devoured its inhabitants?
PROBLEM: In Numbers 13:32, ten of the spies who had been sent by Moses
reported that the land was “a land that devours its inhabitants.”
However, in addition to the fact that Joshua and Caleb had reported
that the land flowed wi... [ Continue Reading ]