Fighting For The Good Land

Lesson Nine

Caleb Lived A Life Of Choosing God

MEMORY VERSE: Joshua 14:14 Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb, unto this day, because he fully followed Jehovah God of Israel.
BONUS VERSE: Joshua 14:8b. I fully followed Jehovah my God
  1. Caleb wholly followed Jehovah God of Israel
    1. Caleb's clear stand in his living
      1. He was one of the 12 spies, but he believed God and brought a good report and encouraged the people to go up and enter the land-Num. 13:30-33; 14:6-10
      2. Jehovah promised to bring Caleb into the land because he had another spirit in him (a believing spirit to choose and fully follow God)-Num. 14:20-24
    2. When he entered the land he asked for the mountain of Hebron where the giants (Anakim) lived-Joshua 14:6- 15; 15:13-14
      1. He was as strong at age 85 as he was in his 40's
      2. He chose to fight the giants in his old age and he drove out the three sons of Anak
    3. Caleb said that whoever would strike Debir and take it, he would give to him his daughter as his wife- Joshua 15:15-19
      1. Othniel, the son of Caleb's brother defeated Debir and Caleb gave him his daughter Achsah as his wife

APPLICATION

  1. When Achsah came to Caleb he asked her what she wanted and she answered, "Give me a blessing, for you have given me the southland; give me also springs of water. So he gave her the upper and lower springs."
  2. Caleb lived to an old age, and was allowed to enter the Good Land [ for Joshua and Caleb, all of the first generation of Israel died in the wilderness] because he chose, believed and wholly followed Jehovah Got Today, like Caleb we choose to take a clear, definite stand for God in our daily living.