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Give Me This Mountain!

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[Joshua 14:12]

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

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Moses was the leader who led the Israelites out of Egypt with the help of God. Joshua, who succeeded Moses as the leader of Israel, was the leader who conquered the promised land of Canaan.

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Under Joshua's leadership, Israel fervently conquered the land of Canaan. After entering Canaan, they conquered most of the land through seven years of war.
God commanded Joshua to distribute the conquered lands to each tribe.

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Joshua did his best to distribute the land equally according to God's word. Eleazar the priest and the chieftains of each tribe carried out this work together. They decided to distribute the land by lot, which God commanded.

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One day a man named Caleb from the tribe of Judah came to Joshua.
Caleb told Joshua what God had promised him in the past.
“You too will remember what Jehovah said in Kadesh-barnea.”

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So the Old Testament law says: “Do not swear falsely. You must keep your oath to the Lord.” This verse tells us not to make an oath that we cannot keep.
If you make an oath, it is a teaching that you must keep it.

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Caleb began to tell Joshua what had happened in Kadesh-barnea.
Kadesh-barnea is where Moses sent 12 spies to conquer Canaan.
Caleb was one of the twelve spies.

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The 12 spies who looked into Canaan reported to Moses and the people to Kadesh-Barnea. 10 out of 12 said that the people of Canaan were too strong and their cities were so strong that they could never conquer them. Upon hearing these reports, the Israelites were greatly disappointed and wept loudly.

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At that time, there were two spies who said that if God was with them, they could conquer Canaan. One of them was Joshua and the other was Caleb. Joshua and Caleb spoke boldly in front of the people.
[If the LORD delights in us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us, 'a land which flows with milk and honey.' "Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread](Numbers 14:8~9)

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About Caleb's act of faith, God promised through Moses.
[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 wholeheartedly.](Deuteronomy 1:36)
God promised that he would give Caleb the land he had trodden when he entered Canaan in the future.

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Caleb was 40 when he received God's promise. After receiving God's promise, Caleb waited without doubt for 45 years. Now at the age of 85, he came to Joshua to claim the land that God had promised.

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Caleb said to Joshua. 
[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 promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.]
(Joshua 14:11-12)
Caleb is 85 years old, but he can fight as much as he wants, so he asked for the land that God had promised.

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The land Caleb requested was not good land. It was a land that had not yet been conquered, and was home to the strong and mighty descendants of Anak. They have very strong castles, so it is not an easy land to conquer. However,
Caleb requested it with the belief that if God was with him, he could conquer it.

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God allowed Joshua to give the land to Caleb. Joshua prayed his blessing for Caleb and gave Hebron to Caleb. He believed and waited for the word of God's promise, and Caleb's promise was fulfilled. God's promise was fulfilled after 45 years.

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Caleb, who received Hebron, drove out the Anakites, the giants of the land. He also sent Othniel to attack Kiriath Sepher and conquer the land. Even though he was 85 years old,
he completely believed in God and followed Caleb, and God was with him, so he was able to conquer Hebron.

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God is the one who always keeps the promises he has made. He kept his promise to send Jesus. The Bible contains all the promises of Hebron that God wrote directly to us. We must be careful not to doubt God's promises and act outside of His Word. Like Caleb, if we believe the word of promise and wait without doubting, He will surely fulfill the promise. Like Caleb,
I hope that everyone will receive the blessing of fulfilling the word of promise.

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