Moses leading the Israelites is a story many are familiar with. We learn about Moses and his brother Aaron leading a large group of rather whiny Israelites through the desert.
But we forget about two heroes that stood out among the rest. Joshua and Caleb.
Here's what went down. God told Moses to send 12 "spies" to scope out the new land. All 12 spies saw the same thing...large fruits and vegetables, large foreign armies, and giants. Yes...giants. All of them totally freaked out and got all the Israelites to freak out too.
Except for two...Joshua and Caleb.
I love what these men said. "Don't rebel against the Lord, and don't be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don't be afraid of them!"
Sadly...no one listened.
Everyone rebelled except for Moses, Aaron, Joshua, and Caleb. And God told them that everyone 20 years and older would wander the desert and never enter the Promised Land. Sad.
But that's not what really struck me. This is what got my attention.
Out of all the Israelites (20 years and older)...only Joshua and Caleb got to leave Egypt and enter the Promise Land. They got to experience the whole adventure...God's whole purpose for them.
Even Moses and Aaron sinned and were unable to enjoy the Promise Land. Moses got close...but because he sinned, he only got to see the Promise Land...not enjoy it.
In next couple of posts, I'm going to talk about these guys Caleb and Joshua. And how we need to be and find more men and women like them.
They were two of the most Godly, faithful leaders in the O.T.!!
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