Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua.)
After listing the names of the 12 spies, Moses sent to survey the promised land, the Bible tells us that Moses changed one of their names, “These are the names of the men Moses sent to explore the land. (Moses gave Hoshea son of Nun the name Joshua).” In Hebrew, this name change meant that Moses added the letter yud – the “y” sound – to the name Hoshea. Moses did this so that the first two letters of his name would now be yud heh, which spells Yah, one of the names of God. Moses suspected that the other spies were fearful and he wanted to protect Joshua. Joshua showed courage. He didn’t fear the Canaanites like the ten spies who brought back the evil report. We must call the name of God over our children, grandchildren, and the entire next generation. With faith in God, they will see through all fears and threats and declare, like Joshua, “the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid” (Numbers 14:9).
