Caleb & Goliath

Scott Beyer
06/13/24 - Bulletin

“Now the name of Hebron was formerly Kiriath-arba; for Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim.” (Joshua 14:15)

So hang with me for a second because this verse is impressive, but you have to know a little history to get there.

Kiriath-arba was named after a guy named Arba.  Arba was the greatest Anakim.  The Anakim were the people who were gigantic – Goliath was a descendant of the Anakim.  So, the greatest man of the greatest people made a city.

And then a Jew came along and conquered the city… but not just any Jew – Caleb.  Caleb, the spy who came back with a good report.  Caleb the man who told the people they could conquer the land because he believed in God and simply “brought word back to him [Moses] as it was in my heart.” (Joshua 14:7).

Caleb conquered the city just because it was in the part of the country that the Anakim dwelt (see Joshua 14:12).  And he did it when he was EIGHTY-FIVE years old!

So, if you are keeping score.  An 85-year-old man defeated an entire city of Goliaths just because he wanted to prove what he had told everyone when he came back as a spy all those years ago.  He waited forty years to give God glory through victory.

Before there was David, there was Caleb.

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This Week’s Reading: Joshua 7-14; Psalm 24; Proverbs 24

This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament.  Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon.  If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision

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