The Man Who Desired a
Mountain
Caleb : son of Jephunneh
25 At the end of forty days they returned from spying out the land.26 And
they came to Moses and Aaron and to all the congregation of the people of
Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to
them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land. 27 And
they told him, “We came to the land to which you sent us. It flows with
milk and honey,and this is its fruit. 28 However,
the people who dwell in the land are strong, and the cities are fortified and
very large. And besides, we saw the descendants of Anak there. 29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the
Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites
dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.”
30 But Caleb
quieted the people before Moses and said, “Let us go up at once and occupy it,
for we are well able to overcome it.” Numbers 13:25-30 English
Standard Version (ESV)
Caleb was one of the chief spies sent out by Moses. He
was courageous and persevered when the other spies became discouraged.
He was invincible in driving out giants, completely
devoted to God and vigorous in old age.
Six times it is recorded of Caleb, “he hath fully followed the Lord.”
24 But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has
followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his
descendants shall possess it. Numbers 14:24
65 For the Lord had
said of them, “They shall die in the wilderness.” Not one of them was
left, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. Numbers 26:65
38 Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the
son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive. Numbers 14:38
12 none except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and
Joshua the son of Nun, for they have wholly followed the Lord.’ Numbers 32:12
36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh. He shall see it, and to him and to
his children I will give the land on which he has trodden, because he has
wholly followed the Lord!’ Deuteronomy 1:36
14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh
the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed theLord, the God of Israel. Joshua 14:14
His consecration was thorough. What magnificent adverbs
are used to describe Caleb. He followed faithfully, wholly, fully. He never
lowered his standards, but was perpetually wholehearted.
His courage was unfaltering. Giants did not disturb
Caleb nor did those dastards who were ready to stone him.
His request was answered. To Caleb, whose life was
woven of one piece throughout, reward crowned his faith and faithfulness.
Through autumn winds and premonitions of snow, he
brought forth fruit in his old age.
When we come to the record of Caleb’s personal
inheritance in the land of Canaan we find him at eighty years of age asking of
Joshua, “Now therefore give me this
mountain.”
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13 Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Joshua 14:13 .
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13 Then Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance. Joshua 14:13 .
Caleb was a man of altitudes. He was not content with
the average or the commonplace. He never thought in terms of fences or walled
cities.
It was the heights for Caleb, and although the mountain
he wanted was filled with hostile Anakims, he refused defeat and claimed his
inheritance.
14 And Caleb drove out
from there the three sons of Anak, Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai, the descendants of Anak. Joshua 15:14
At long last a worthy recompense came to this noble man
for “to patient faith the prize is sure.”
30 not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you
dwell, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun. Numbers
14:30
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STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN,
lyrics
We can only know the power that He holds
When we truly see how deep our weakness goes
His strength in us begins, where ours comes to an end
He hears our humble cry and proves again
His strength is perfect when our strength is gone
Hell carry us when we cant carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
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“His Strength Is Perfect”
STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN,
lyrics
I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength
But sometimes I wonder what He can do through me?
No great success to show, no glory on my own
Yet in my weakness He is there to let me know
But sometimes I wonder what He can do through me?
No great success to show, no glory on my own
Yet in my weakness He is there to let me know
His strength is perfect when our strength is gone
Hell carry us when we cant carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect
Hell carry us when we cant carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect
We can only know the power that He holdsWhen we truly see how deep our weakness goes
His strength in us begins, where ours comes to an end
He hears our humble cry and proves again
His strength is perfect when our strength is goneHell carry us when we cant carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
His strength is perfect when our strength is goneHell carry us when we cant carry on
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
His strength is perfect
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
His strength is perfect
Raised in His power, the weak become strong
His strength is perfect
His strength is perfect
All the Men of the
Bible by Herbert Lockyer
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