(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Joshua 2:22–24, “And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.”
The spies had to make sure that they remained undetected after escaping from Jericho. The king of Jericho thought that they had already escaped when Rahab hid them so there were soldiers out in the countryside searching for them. In the southern part of the Jordan valley there are steep mountains with deep gorges on each side. While most of the area is quite dry there are many places where people can stay and find springs of water. The spies went into this area and stayed there until the soldiers returned to Jericho. The soldiers spent three days looking for the spies but they were unable to find them. The spies left their hiding place and they went back over the Jordan River and returned to Joshua. They had good news to tell Joshua. The people in the Land had been afraid of Israel for forty years. They were expecting Israel to come and deal with them as Israel had dealt with Egypt and the two kings of the Amorites.
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