In the poem “The Bunch of Grapes,” George Herbert uses the story of the Israelites in the desert during their exodus, to illustrate the progress of Christianity. Additionally, through this poem, Herbert also compares his or the speaker's discontent in a life that has a close connection to the Old Testament with the comfort that the New Testament has to offer. In the Book of Numbers, Moses, wandering with the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sin, decided to send spies through the wilderness of Paran to the Promised Land of Canaan. The spies must see how fertile the soil is, how fortified the cities are, and how strong the people are. » And Moses sent them to explore the land of Canaan, and said to them, Come up hither toward the south, and go. high in the mountain: and see the land, what it is, and the people who dwell therein, whether strong or weak, few or many; and what is the country in which they dwell, whether it be good or bad. (Numbers, Ch. 13, lines 17-19) The spies went there at the time of the first grape harvest and brought back a branch with "a bunch of grapes" (Numbers, Ch.13, line 23), as well as some pomegranates and figs. They tell Moses that the land is rich and that the walls of the cities are not fortified. However, while Joshua and Caleb maintain that the land is abundant and "flows with milk and honey" (Numbers, Ch.13, Line 27), the other spies say that strong and wicked men inhabit it, leading to the Israelites wanted to return to Egypt. The Lord speaks to Moses and says that he will kill all the Israelites. Moses pleads with God, saying that others would have a low opinion of God if he had led his people into the wilderness and abandoned them there. Herbert reveals this reference very early in the poem: “I drew towards Canaan, but now I am/brought back to the Red Sea, the sea of ​​shame.” » Herbert suggests that the traditional teaching of Christianity, namely that the march of the Jews through the desert, their incessant retreats, their complaints and their errors, are the mirror of the personal life of Christianity. “But where is the cluster? Where is the taste/Of my heritage?” The meaning of the "bunch of grapes" is that they were brought back to show the Israelites the promise of the Promised Land, but were rejected by the Israelites shortly afterward, after hearing that they "wouldn't could not face the people; because they are stronger” (Numbers, Ch..