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JOSHUA Chapter 14 CALEB - AGELESS LOVE I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week - subject of “time”. 1. Ephesians 5:15-17. 2. Amplified Version gave greater emphasis: a) Ephesians 5:15-20 3. Verse 16 a) He understood “timing” in and of itself. (1) Timing is crucial.
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JOSHUAChapter 14 • CALEB - AGELESS LOVE • I. INTRODUCTION • A. Last week - subject of “time”. • 1. Ephesians 5:15-17
2. Amplified Version gave greater emphasis: • a) Ephesians 5:15-20 • 3. Verse 16 • a) He understood “timing” in and of itself. • (1) Timing is crucial. • (2) Waiting upon God’s timing can benefit! • (a) That man = Caleb!
II. JOSHUA 14:1-15 A. God’s word full of great people! 1. Also full of hero’s. a) Don’t have to go far to find great men of faith! (1) Caleb is such a man!
B. Couple of things about Caleb: 1. He is 85 here. 2. As strong as he was at 45. a) Look at the integrity that was in this man. III. NUMBERS 13:17-14:10
A. Caleb in the “minority”. • 1. Majority of congregation wanted to stone him. • 2. They measured the “giants” against God. • a) Alan Redpath says: • b) Verse 8 • c) His doubt wasn’t in God!
3. Most who doubted God never see the Promised Land: • a) Numbers 14:24 • (1) Great men and women have a “different spirit”. • (a) Comes from a closeness to God.
(i) Caleb not among those who rebelled against Moses. • (ii) He was “tough”. • (iii) He had a “different spirit”. • (iv) At 85 that Spirit has not diminished! • B. At 85 - It is time!
1. It is his turn. • a) Kept himself ready! • b) Asks Joshua to fulfill Moses’ promise. • (1) Easy to “step out”! • (2) Proving it - is another thing. • (3) Caleb actually possessing ALL the Lord gave him?
(a) Joshua 15:14 • IV. CONCLUSION • A. Going to read many times “but (they) did not utterly drive them out.” • 1. But Caleb did! • 2. Caleb prospered.
B. What made Caleb successful? • 1. His love to the Lord NEVER faltered. • 2. Close with this question? • a) When opportunity presents itself, will I step out and step up?