Here is, I. The sudden death of the ten evil spies. While the sentence was passing upon the people, before it was published, they died of the plague before the Lord , Num. 14:36 , 37 . Now, 1. God hereby showed his particular displeasure against those who sinned and made Israel to sin . (1.) They sinned themselves, in bringing up a slander upon the land of promise. Note, Those greatly provoke God ...