349. * transforming it into something evil, and this in an instant. Some do this with such slyness, and with such a poisonous skill, that they at first appear as good angels. They are the worst kind, deceiving those off guard with tricks that one could never have thought possible, unless taught by God the Messiah. These are the Hittites, who had formerly dwelt at Hebron and were friendly to Abraham [Gen. 23]. They wish to make themselves righteousness and completely assume the guise of God the Messiah, and thus wish to be worshipped; yet they are the worst of demons. Next after them follow the Jebusites, then the Amorites, who are less harmful, acting not with cunning but only with malice. These are said to "dwell on the mountain," because they are demons. [Feeling (Affection); Think, Thought; Trick (Deceit); Evil] [See also WE 7122-23, concluding the explanation of Num. 13:29.]
[See WE 7127, explaining Num. 13:32.] 7128. Now they no longer say that it is a land flowing with milk and honey, but a "land that devours its own inhabitants." For there is such a great multitude of them that they almost fill up that earthly region [WE 7127] - something that is also apparent from what a multitude of earthly people there is. Furthermore, it is also called a land that devours its own inhabitants because the one devours the other. For as soon as there is
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