Numbers 13 Quiz — The Twelve Spies — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on numbers 13 quiz — the twelve spies, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · Numbers 13:2 (KJV)
How many men did Moses send to spy out Canaan?
Answer: Twelve
Study note. Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. (Numbers 13:2)
Lesson 2 · Numbers 13:3 (KJV)
From which wilderness did Moses send them?
Answer: The wilderness of Paran
Study note. And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran. (Numbers 13:3)
Lesson 3 · Numbers 13:23 (KJV)
What fruit did they cut down from the brook of Eshcol?
Answer: Grapes, pomegranates, and figs
Study note. And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. (Numbers 13:23)
Lesson 4 · Numbers 13:23 (KJV)
How many men carried the cluster of grapes?
Answer: Two
Study note. They bare it between two upon a staff. (Numbers 13:23)
Lesson 5 · Numbers 13:25 (KJV)
How long did they search the land?
Answer: Forty days
Study note. And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. (Numbers 13:25)
Lesson 6 · Numbers 13:27 (KJV)
What did the spies say the land flowed with?
Answer: Milk and honey
Study note. Surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. (Numbers 13:27)
Lesson 7 · Numbers 13:28 (KJV)
How did the ten spies describe the people of the land?
Answer: They are stronger than we
Study note. Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. (Numbers 13:28)
Lesson 8 · Numbers 13:30 (KJV)
How did Caleb describe the land?
Answer: A land which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land
Study note. And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. (Numbers 13:30)
Lesson 9 · Numbers 13:33 (KJV)
What did the ten spies say they were like in their own sight?
Answer: As grasshoppers
Study note. 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. (Numbers 13:33)
Lesson 10 · Numbers 14:6 (KJV)
Which two spies brought a good report?
Answer: Joshua and Caleb
Study note. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. (Numbers 14:6-7)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does numbers 13 quiz — the twelve spies point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?