Deuteronomy 1:22-23 Regrets

 22“But you all came to me and said, ‘First, let’s send out scouts to explore the land for us. They will advise us on the best route to take and which towns we should enter.’

23“This seemed like a good idea to me, so I chose twelve scouts, one from each of your tribes.

Regrets

“As Moses remembered this suggestion, he looked back with regret. There really was no compelling reason to send forth spies into the Promised Land.

From reading only Numbers 13:2 it might seem that this plan to send spies into Canaan originated with God, not the people. But a careful look shows that Numbers 13:2 dealt mainly with the number of spies to send (12) and how they should be chosen (one from each tribe). So though the plan did not originate with God (Deuteronomy 1 indicates that it started with the people, and was approved by Moses), the LORD essentially said: “If you are going to send spies, send twelve, and have them represent the whole nation by sending one from each tribe.”

Perhaps in this God made certain that not all the spies brought a report of unbelief.” (Guzik)

Have you examined your life and had regrets due to unbelief? 

I have and if your honest with yourself, you have too.

If you study the Bible carefully, everyone in it has had moments of regret because of unbelief, it’s part of our sinful nature.

Blessings 

How to deal with regrets.