Caleb reminded the people that by the covenant of God the land was ensured to Israel; but their hearts were filled with madness, and they would hear no more. If only the two men had brought the evil report, and all the ten had encouraged them to possess the land in the name of the Lord, they would still have taken the advice of the two in preference to the ten, because of their wicked unbelief. But there were only two advocating the right, while ten were in open rebellion against their leaders and against God. {4T 151.3}

Kaleb mindede folket om at landet var sikret Israel ved Guds pagt; men deres hjerter var så fyldt med skinsyge og de ikke længere ville høre. Hvis blot to mænd havde bragt den dårlige beretning og alle ti havde opmuntret dem til at tage landet i eje, i Herrens navn, ville de stadig tage de to mænds anvisninger alvorligt frem for de ti, på grund af deres onde vantro. Men der var kun to, som forsvarede det rigtige, medens ti var i åbent oprør mod deres ledere og mod Gud.