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Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh spoke.
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Faith is Humble Dependence
Commentators note that Caleb's request for the mountain was not a sign of doubt but of profound dependence. When he says, "it may be that the Lord will be with me," he isn't questioning God's faithfulness. Instead, as John Gill explains, he is expressing that his confidence for victory lies entirely in God's presence and power, not in his own proven strength.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Anakims had in the course of Joshua’s campaigns in the south been expelled from “this mountain,” that is, the mountain country around Hebron, b…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spokein that dayThe mountainous…
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…