- Joshua 14:1-15 - Caleb is given Hebron as an inheritance.
- Joshua 15:13-15 - Caleb takes the land of his inheritance.
- Numbers 32:11 - God curses the Israelites to wander for forty years.
- Deuteronomy 1:26-28 - The Israelites were terrified of the Canaanites.
- The Israelites were concerned about the facts. Joshua and Caleb were concerned about their faith.
- Lessons from Caleb:
- Sometimes, if we’re going to be like Caleb, we’re going to have to go against the flow.
- Sometimes we’re going to have to accept God’s sovereign choice.
- God chose Joshuato lead the people instead of Caleb.
- Caleb embraced the promises of God.
- Sometimes we have to tackle the tough turf.
- No one else wanted Hebron - that’s where the giant Anakim were.
- Caleb was a lifer.
- He was not following God for the short term.
RJ
June 21, 2010
For further study, see also:
Caleb
death
faith
fear
God's promises
Israelites
living righteously
old age
patience
peer pressure
serving God
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