When the spies that Moses sent returned from their reconnaissance of the Land of Canaan, they included in their report these words:
“We felt like ants before them,
and so we were in their eyes.”
Because they felt like ants in their own eyes,
therefore, others saw them as ants as well.
Ants are smart and they gather their food for every summer. Reply
Don't Doubt
Spiritually, the 'spies' within our minds, produced thoughts of doubts for those that desired to shift their minds into new territory. To shift their attitude from the land of Egypt, where they served themselves, to the land of 'Canaan' in which we operate to satisfy others.
The ego within us works against this divine quality. It creates these adverse thoughts to prevent us revealing the nature of G_d. It makes us feel unworthy to effort the shift to reform our nature.
Beware of the 'spies', your malicious thoughts that want you to close your mind to others and remain separate so that you will not be able to form the holy structure of the soul to exist on a greater plane of life with His Light between us.
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I believe it says grasshoppers, not ants. Reply
Does the topic imply that you feel like win win for all and you will see a win win for all? Reply
Not ants,, but they felt like a grasshopper Reply
Maybe in line with a previous post, we should indeed be humble towards others. But we cannot be afraid of them. To follow them or bow to their will due to their physical superiority or greater number is to deny the Creator. Reply
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I accept that ten of the spies made an error. They came back without a battle plan. They weren't even supposed to go out in the first place.
But we are told over and over again to be humble, shelf the ego, keep a low profile, be like an ant/nothing, the lower you fall the higher up you will go, and so on.
This looks like one more of those context situations. If you go to war, be confident. If you are going to pray, be very very humble, like prostate.
No argument . Just keeping up on interpretations.
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I do not believe anything is an “error,” Anonymous used the word prostate when s/he intended prostrate. Maybe it is a call for each of us reading this to encourage the men in our lives who are of the age to have a prostate exam. These days, the preliminary exam can be a blood test. How many husbands, brothers & sons will the ‘error’ help? G-d IS Great!!
Also, ants are not “nothings” in the creature world. They are well-respected for their industriousness. They are incredibly social and help each other. They work as individuals within a team! The are powerfully strong considering their body weight. Haven’t we all watched an ant carrying a gigantic load?
Wouldn’t every spy want to feel like an ant, and appear as an ant to those upon whom he is spying? The spy who appears uninteresting because there is nothing grand, significant or colorful about him which calls attention to him, (while he works hard at his tasks). should have a better chance of blending in and being a successful spy.
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Feel like Moses and one will see a prophet?