These men, starting upon a wrong course, set their hearts against God, against Moses and Aaron, and against Caleb and Joshua. Every step they advanced in this wrong direction made them firmer in their design to discourage every attempt to possess the land of Canaan. They distorted the truth in order to carry their baneful purpose. They represented the climate as being unhealthful and all the people of giant stature. Said they: “And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.” {4T 149.2}

Disse mænd begyndte forkert, de satte deres hjerter op imod Gud, imod Moses og Aron og imod Kaleb (150) og Josua. Hver gang de gik frem i denne forkerte retning blev de mere besluttede på at opbygge mismod mod ethvert forsøg på at få Kanaans land. De fordrejede sandheden for at kunne gennemføre deres skadelige hensigt. De fremstillede klimaet som usundt og alle folkene med kæmpevækst. De sagde: »Vi så der kæmperne Anaks sønner, der er af kæmpeslægten og vi forekom både os selv og dem som græshopper!«