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In a biblical context, exploration can be both physical, as in the exploration of lands, and spiritual, as in the exploration of God's word and His will for our lives. Biblical Instances of Exploration: 1. Exploration of the Promised Land: One of the most notable instances of exploration in the Bible is found in the Book of Numbers, where Moses sends twelve spies to explore the land of Canaan. <a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Numbers 13:17-18</a> states, "When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he told them, 'Go up through the Negev and into the hill country. See what the land is like and whether its people are strong or weak, few or many.'" This exploration was crucial for the Israelites as it provided them with a report on the land God had promised them. 2. Spiritual Exploration: The Bible encourages believers to explore and seek understanding of God's word. <a href="/proverbs/2-4.htm">Proverbs 2:4-5</a> emphasizes the importance of seeking wisdom: "If you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God." This passage highlights the value of diligently exploring the Scriptures to gain spiritual insight and wisdom. 3. Exploration of God's Creation: The Psalms often reflect on the exploration of God's creation as a means to understand His majesty and power. <a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3-4</a> says, "When I behold Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place—what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?" This exploration leads to a deeper appreciation of God's handiwork and our place within it. Theological Implications: · Faith and Obedience: The exploration of Canaan by the Israelite spies serves as a lesson in faith and obedience. While the exploration provided valuable information, the response of the Israelites revealed their lack of faith in God's promise. <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Numbers 14:8-9</a> records Joshua and Caleb's faith-filled response: "If the LORD delights in us, He will bring us into this land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and He will give it to us. Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us." · Seeking God: Exploration in a spiritual sense is encouraged as a means to draw closer to God. <a href="/jeremiah/29-13.htm">Jeremiah 29:13</a> promises, "You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." This exploration is not merely intellectual but involves a heartfelt pursuit of God's presence and truth. · Wisdom and Understanding: The exploration of God's word is a lifelong journey that leads to wisdom and understanding. <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Psalm 119:105</a> declares, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." This exploration guides believers in their daily walk and decision-making. Practical Application: · Personal Study: Believers are encouraged to explore the Bible through personal study and meditation. This exploration helps to build a strong foundation of faith and equips individuals to face life's challenges with biblical wisdom. · Community Exploration: Engaging in Bible study groups or church teachings allows for communal exploration of Scripture, fostering growth and accountability among believers. · Exploration of Creation: Observing and reflecting on the natural world can lead to a greater appreciation of God's creative power and inspire worship and awe. In summary, exploration in the Bible encompasses both the physical and spiritual realms, urging believers to seek understanding, wisdom, and a deeper relationship with God through His word and creation.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. t.) To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for.2. (v. t.) To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1830.htm">1830. exeraunao -- to search out</a> ... search diligently. From ek and ereunao; to explore (figuratively) -- search diligently. see GREEK ek. see GREEK ereunao. (exeraunesan) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1830.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8446.htm">8446. tur -- to seek out, spy out, explore</a> ... 8445, 8446. tur. 8447 . to seek out, spy out, explore. Transliteration: tur Phonetic Spelling: (toor) Short Definition: spy. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/8446.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4278.htm">4278. mechqar -- a range (an area to explore)</a> ... 4277, 4278. mechqar. 4279 . a range (an area to explore). Transliteration: mechqar Phonetic Spelling: (mekh-kawr') Short Definition: depths. ... /hebrew/4278.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm">2658. chaphar -- to dig, search for</a> ... dig, paw, search out, seek. A primitive root; properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek. 2657, 2658. ... /hebrew/2658.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/crossing_the_river_jordan.htm">Crossing the River Jordan</a> ... While Joshua was at Shittim, he secretly sent two men as spies, with the command: "Go, explore the land and especially Jericho." So they went and entered the ... /.../sherman/the childrens bible/crossing the river jordan.htm<a href="/library/bente/american_lutheranism/germantown_pennsylvania.htm">Germantown, Pennsylvania.</a> ... From 1528 to 1546 German explorers came to Venezuela also with a printing-press and with fifty miners to explore the mountains. ... //christianbookshelf.org/bente/american lutheranism/germantown pennsylvania.htm<a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_report_of_the_hebrew.htm">The Report of the Hebrew Spies</a> ... Moses sent certain men to explore the land of Canaan and said to them, "Go up into the South Country and on into the highlands, and see what the land is and ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the report of the hebrew.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_these_same_souls_suffer.htm">Whether These Same Souls Suffer Spiritual Affliction on Account of ...</a> ... It, however, seems improbable that the soul freed from its bodily burden should ignore things which, to say the least, reason is able to explore, and many more ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether these same souls suffer.htm<a href="/library/dibble/thoughts_on_missions/chapter_iv_the_saviours_last.htm">The Saviour's Last Command.</a> ... Few who explore my wilds, explore them for this purpose. Alas! a far different object prompts their enterprise, their energy, and their perseverance. ... /.../dibble/thoughts on missions/chapter iv the saviours last.htm<a href="/library/abbott/darius_the_great/chapter_vi_the_reconnoitering_of.htm">The Reconnoitering of Greece.</a> ... Before commencing active operations in this grand undertaking, he sent a reconnoitering party to examine and explore the ground. ... /.../abbott/darius the great/chapter vi the reconnoitering of.htm<a href="/library/pink/why_four_gospels/foreword.htm">Foreword</a> ... the Divine perfections and distinctive beauties of each one, which has not yet been brought forth by those who have sought to explore their inexhaustible depths ... //christianbookshelf.org/pink/why four gospels/foreword.htm<a href="/library/clement/exhortation_to_the_heathen/chapter_ii_the_absurdity_and_impiety.htm">The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables ...</a> ... Explore not then too curiously the shrines of impiety, or the mouths of caverns full of monstrosity, or the Thesprotian caldron, or the Cirrh??an tripod, or ... /.../clement/exhortation to the heathen/chapter ii the absurdity and impiety.htm<a href="/library/chesterton/heretics/i_introductory_remarks_on_the.htm">Introductory Remarks on the Importance of Orthodoxy</a> ... He may turn over and explore a million objects, but he must not find that strange object, the universe; for if he does he will have a religion, and be lost. ... //christianbookshelf.org/chesterton/heretics/i introductory remarks on the.htm<a href="/library/callan/the_shepherd_of_my_soul/iv_he_maketh_me_to.htm">He Maketh Me to Lie Down in Pastures of Tender Grass; He Leadeth ...</a> ... Not less unable is the babe of yesterday to traverse unaided and explore the material world, than the wisest of men would be to know and grasp by his natural ... //christianbookshelf.org/callan/the shepherd of my soul/iv he maketh me to.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/e/explore.htm">Explore (13 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (vt) To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths ... /e/explore.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/e/explored.htm">Explored (9 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Explore. Multi-Version Concordance Explored (9 Occurrences). Genesis 31:34 Now Rachel had ... /e/explored.htm - 9k<a href="/topical/e/esh'ta-ol.htm">Esh'ta-ol (6 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 18:2 So the Danites sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Esh'ta-ol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and ... /e/esh'ta-ol.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/d/discover.htm">Discover (28 Occurrences)</a> ... 4. (vt) To manifest without design; to show. 5. (vt) To explore; to examine. 6. (vi) To discover or show one's self. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DISCOVER. ... /d/discover.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/d/danites.htm">Danites (15 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 18:2 So the Danites sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Esh'ta-ol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and ... /d/danites.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/p/prospect.htm">Prospect (10 Occurrences)</a> ... 7. (vt) To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. 8. (vi) To make a search; to seek ... /p/prospect.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/s/spy.htm">Spy (27 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (vt) To discover by close search or examination. 3. (vt) To explore; to view; inspect; and examine secretly, as a country; -- usually with out. ... /s/spy.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/s/search.htm">Search (186 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To look over or through, for the purpose of finding something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city. ... /s/search.htm - 43k<a href="/topical/e/e'phraim.htm">E'phraim (146 Occurrences)</a> ... Judges 18:2 So the Danites sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Esh'ta-ol, to spy out the land and to explore it; and ... /e/e'phraim.htm - 35k<a href="/topical/v/view.htm">View (86 Occurrences)</a> ... 9. (vt) To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore. 10. ... /v/view.htm - 81k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/postmodern-therapy.html">What is postmodern therapy, and is it biblical? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/questioning-salvation.html">How can I stop questioning my salvation? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/The-Bible-Project.html">What is The Bible Project? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/explore.htm">Explore: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Explore (13 Occurrences)<a href="/numbers/13-16.htm">Numbers 13:16</a> These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. (WBS NIV)<a href="/numbers/13-17.htm">Numbers 13:17</a> And Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, and said to them, Go ye up this way southward, and ascend the mountain: (WBS NIV)<a href="/numbers/21-32.htm">Numbers 21:32</a> And Moses sent to explore Jaazer, and they took its villages, and drove out the Amorites that were there. (WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/1-22.htm">Deuteronomy 1:22</a> And ye came near to me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall explore the land for us, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. (WBS RSV)<a href="/joshua/14-7.htm">Joshua 14:7</a> Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to explore the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. (WBS NIV)<a href="/judges/1-23.htm">Judges 1:23</a> And the house of Joseph sent to explore Beth-el. Now the name of the city before was Luz. (WBS)<a href="/judges/18-2.htm">Judges 18:2</a> The children of Dan sent of their family five men from their whole number, men of valor, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said to them, "Go, explore the land!" They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there. (WEB DBY WBS RSV NIV)<a href="/judges/18-14.htm">Judges 18:14</a> Then answered the five men that went to explore the country of Laish, and said to their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. (WBS)<a href="/judges/18-17.htm">Judges 18:17</a> And the five men that went to explore the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entrance of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. (WBS)<a href="/2_samuel/10-3.htm">2 Samuel 10:3</a> But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?" (See NIV)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-3.htm">1 Chronicles 19:3</a> But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, that he hath sent comforters to thee? are not his servants come to thee to search, and to overthrow, and to explore the land? (WBS NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/1-13.htm">Ecclesiastes 1:13</a> And I gave my heart to searching out in wisdom all things which are done under heaven: it is a hard thing which God has put on the sons of men to do. (See NAS NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:1</a> For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them. (WEB ASV)<a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><a href="/topical/e/explore.htm">Explore</a><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><a href="/topical/e/explore.htm">Explore (13 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gezer.htm">Gezer (14 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/z/zin.htm">Zin (9 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/eshcol.htm">Eshcol (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/edrei.htm">Edrei (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/explores.htm">Explores (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/d/decide.htm">Decide (33 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pi-beseth.htm">Pi-beseth (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/p/pisidia.htm">Pisidia (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/pibeseth.htm">Pibeseth (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/b/baggage.htm">Baggage (15 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/babel.htm">Babel (3 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/colossae.htm">Colossae (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/a/assos.htm">Assos (2 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/n/nineveh.htm">Nineveh (23 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/sound.htm">Sound (1245 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/ascended.htm">Ascended (48 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/fortified.htm">Fortified (79 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/fort.htm">Fort (8 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/fortress.htm">Fortress (75 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/f/fortification.htm">Fortification (5 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan (102 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/canaanites.htm">Canaanites (63 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/antioch.htm">Antioch (21 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/eden.htm">Eden (19 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon (270 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/p/phoenicians.htm">Phoenicians</a><a href="/topical/p/phoenicia.htm">Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus (20 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/a/arabia.htm">Arabia (9 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/s/synoptic.htm">Synoptic</a><a href="/topical/w/water.htm">Water (4571 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/c/cities.htm">Cities (427 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/e/exploration.htm">Exploration</a><a href="/topical/h/halicarnassus.htm">Halicarnassus</a><a href="/topical/w/wanderings.htm">Wanderings (7 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David (1052 Occurrences)</a><a href="/topical/g/gospels.htm">Gospels</a><a href="/topical/p/palestine.htm">Palestine (1 Occurrence)</a><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel (27466 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/e/exploration_of_canaan.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exploration of Canaan"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exploration of Canaan" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/e/explored.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Explored"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Explored" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>