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Devarim 1:21
Sifrei Devarim 24:2, on Deuteronomy 1:21
ואם תאמרו: ועדין לא הגיע זמן! - ראה נתן לך ה' אלהיך את הארץ. אני אומר לא מאומד ולא משמועה, אלא מה שאתם רואים בעיניכם: עלה רש - מיד: כאשר דבר ה' אלהי אבותיך לך:
English: Sifrei explains that if Israel objected that the time had not yet arrived, Moshe answered that the gift of the land was something they could see for themselves; therefore they were to go up immediately, as God had promised.
Classic Commentary
Faithful action begins by seeing God's gift clearly rather than allowing the earlier spies' fear to define what is before you.