What was God's original plan for bringing Israel into the Promised Land?
God's original plan was for Israel to trust Him explicitly and enter the Promised Land directly, without sending spies. Once the tabernacle was ready—which would be in a year—He intended them to raise it up, and He would take them straight north into Canaan with no delay.
Les teaches that the story of the ten or twelve spies was not part of God's plan at all. God intended Israel to trust Him explicitly. After all, He had already brought them out of Egypt miraculously and brought them through the Red Sea. The tall Canaanites were no obstacle to such a God. God's intention was that as soon as the tabernacle was completed—ready in a year—Israel would raise it up, and He would take them right straight north into the Promised Land. There would be no delay with twelve spies or any such thing.