The past few days have been very interesting and difficult. All the Israelites settled in Paran, I ran into many difficulties, and many deaths occurred. It all started the day after the tabernacle was built. Moses commanded us to bring the tabernacle along with us so that it could guide us to the Promised Land. This was a very difficult thing to do because it was extremely hot outside and many of us were suffering from heat exhaustion, thirst, and hunger. This led to a few deaths, fights breaking lose, and a change of plans. Moses picked out twelve spies in order to go ahead of everyone and scout out the land of Canaan. Luckily, I was one of the twelve spies that were chosen. He told us to go explore the land while the rest of the people settle down in the land of Paran. We all did exactly as told and we left that same day. In our journey, we ran into many obstacles. The first being a mudslide that one of the spies had slipped into on the way. Fortunately, we were all able to take action and save his life. After that, we decided that we would take a different route into Canaan. In total, we spent three nights in the woods because it was a long and difficult journey up to Canaan. These three nights were very scary because there were many creatures within the woods. This included insects, reptiles, and many birds. The scariest night was probably the last one. During the night, I heard footsteps traveling near the area where we were sleeping. I decided to get up and try to discover what the noise was. About five minutes into searching, I ended up tripping over something. I thought I was in big danger because I thought I had broken a bone. However, I was fine and only received some bruises and scratches. The scary part was that the thing I had tripped over had started to rise. My heart sank when I saw the object rise and I thought I had lost my life. In the end, it turns out it was another man sleeping in the same area we were. I laughed at this site, but I was also very curious as to why another man was sleeping in the woods as well. We had a conversation and it turns out he was a slave that had escaped from the Canaanites. He was very lucky to still be alive. I felt bad for him, so I told him that the Israelites were staying in Paran if he wanted to meet up with them. The man thanked me for my kind offer, but he told me that he was trying to find his way back to Egypt as that’s where he was originally from. After this encounter, I gathered the rest of the spies and we finally reached Canaan. Ten of the twelve spies said that they were not impressed with the land of Canaan and that they were starting to lose trust in God. However, another spy named Caleb and I knew that there was still a chance and that God would never let us down. Alright well, I’m going to sleep now because we have a long trip back to Paran in the morning.
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