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Preserved for a Purpose
Commentators view Caleb's remarkable strength at age 85 as a direct result of God's sustaining power. John Gill calls it a 'wonderful instance of the care of divine Providence.' God didn't just grant Caleb a long life; He preserved his physical and mental vigor for a specific, challenging purpose: to conquer the land God had promised him.
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Joshua
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Charles Ellicott
On Joshua 14:11
19th Century
Bishop
As yet I am as strong this day ... —But by Joshua 13:1, Joshua had aged. Yet Joshua died at the age of 110, only…
John Gill
On Joshua 14:11
17th Century
Pastor
As yet I [am as] strong this day as [I was] in the day that
Moses sent me
To spy the …
Matthew Henry
On Joshua 14:6–15
17th Century
Minister
Caleb's request is, Give me this mountain, or Hebron, because it was formerly in God's promise to him, and he would let Israel know how mu…