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Man of Courage

‘LORD, Give Me That Mountain’ Joshua 14

Caleb gets his mountain

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God’s Faithfulness

Israel Coalition of Kings - WAR

People of Gibeon -Ruse

People of Gibeon -Ruse

Review

I will give you every place where you set your foot,I will give you every place where you set your foot,

as I promised Moses. Joshua 1:3 (NIV)as I promised Moses. Joshua 1:3 (NIV)

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God’s Faithfulness

Israel

Coalition of Kings - WARPeople of Gibeon -

Ruse

People of Gibeon -Ruse

Review

No one will be able to stand up against you all the No one will be able to stand up against you all the

days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be

with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

Joshua 1:5 (NIV)Joshua 1:5 (NIV)

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God’s Faithfulness

Israel

Coalition of Kings - WARPeople of Gibeon -Ruse

People of Gibeon -Ruse

Review

Have I not commanded you? Have I not commanded you? •Be strong and courageous. Be strong and courageous. •Do not be terrified; Do not be terrified; •do not be discouraged, do not be discouraged, •for the LORD your God will be with youfor the LORD your God will be with youwherever you go.wherever you go.

Joshua 1:9 (NIV)Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

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God’s Promise FulfilledJosh 14:1 – 5

Now these are the areas the Israelites received as an inheritanceinheritance in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun and the heads of the tribal clans of Israel allotted to them.

Their inheritancesinheritances were assigned by lot to the nine-and-a-half tribes, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Moses had granted the two-and-a-half tribes their inheritanceinheritance east of the Jordan but had not granted the Levites an inheritanceinheritance among the rest, for the sons of Joseph had become two tribes--Manasseh and Ephraim.

The Levites received no share of the land but only towns to live in, with pasturelands for their flocks and herds.

So the Israelites divided the land, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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The AllotmentsJosh 15-20

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Caleb's Unwavering Commitment

Num 14:24 But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedlywholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.

Deut 1:35-36 "Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your forefathers, except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the LORD wholeheartedlywholeheartedly."

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Caleb RemembersJosh 14:6-9

Now the men of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You knowYou know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about about you and meyou and me.

I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, but my brothers who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt with fear. I, however, followed the LORD my God wholeheartedlywholeheartedly.

So on that day Moses swore to me, 'The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedlywholeheartedly.'

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Caleb’s RequestJosh 14:10-12

"Now then, just as the LORD promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the desert.

So here I am today, eighty-five years old!

I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.

Now give me this hill country that the LORD promisedpromised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helpinghelping me, I will drive them out just as he said."

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Joshua’s ResponseJosh 14:13-15

Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the LORD, the God of Israel, wholeheartedlywholeheartedly.

(Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)

Then the land had rest from war.

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Caleb’s Faith

• 40 years old– Experiences the LORD’s deliverance from Egypt– Explores the Promised Land– Receives the LORD’s promise of an inheritance

• 85 years old– Enters the Promised Land for the 2nd time– Receives his inheritance

But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and

follows me wholeheartedlywholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land

he went to, and his descendants will inherit it. (Num 14:24)

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ApplicationRemembering

What has God asked you to do in the past?

• Where you faced seemingly insurmountable problems

• Where you stood alone and results only came by trusting in God

• Where you did not follow God wholeheartedly, yet He still used you

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ApplicationLooking Ahead

What is Jesus asking What is Jesus asking you to do today?you to do today?

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Discussion Time

Even when we are faithless, The LORD is Faithful