Give Me My Mountain!
David Ireland
Joshua 14:6-13
1.0 God Makes Promises (Joshua 14:6-13) P. 161
1.1 God's promises are powerful!
A) They are answers to your present trials.
1. God's promises are solutions to your problems-the current and future ones.
Psalm 119:50-''My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.''
2. God's promises guide you how to pray, how to stand, and how to respond to what you're going through.
B) God's promises are gifts-priceless gifts.
1. They tell you what God thinks and planning in respect to you.
Gen. 28:15-''I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.''
The Backstory About Caleb
(1) This moment captures the period in Israel's history under Joshua's leadership after they had defeated all the countries occupying the Promised Land.
(2) As lands were being assigned by a ballot system to each tribe, Caleb stepped up to remind Joshua of a promise given to him 45 years ago by Moses and God (cf. Num. 14:24, 30).
(3) As a reward for being one of two spies who gave a positive report about the Promised Land, God made two promises to Caleb. First, he would enter the Promised Land and his descendants would inherit it. Second, he would be given Hebron.
(4) The timing was never right for the past 45 years for Caleb to occupy Hebron. But, now it was.
Caleb said, ''Now therefore, give me this Mountain!''
2.0 Give Me My Mountain!
2.1 God's Promises Are Captivating!
Note: Captivating means to attract and hold the attention or interest of. God's promises are mesmerizing, bewitching, alluring, and fascinating.
Example: I stayed at a hotel in Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. They had me sign a hold harmless waiver that they wouldn't be sued if I jumped. The mountain is so captivating.
A) Caleb couldn't get Hebron out of his mind.
1. God's promises appeal to something deep down inside of us (14:14).
A) They get into our hearts, our souls.
B) Our lives ...
David Ireland
Joshua 14:6-13
1.0 God Makes Promises (Joshua 14:6-13) P. 161
1.1 God's promises are powerful!
A) They are answers to your present trials.
1. God's promises are solutions to your problems-the current and future ones.
Psalm 119:50-''My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.''
2. God's promises guide you how to pray, how to stand, and how to respond to what you're going through.
B) God's promises are gifts-priceless gifts.
1. They tell you what God thinks and planning in respect to you.
Gen. 28:15-''I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.''
The Backstory About Caleb
(1) This moment captures the period in Israel's history under Joshua's leadership after they had defeated all the countries occupying the Promised Land.
(2) As lands were being assigned by a ballot system to each tribe, Caleb stepped up to remind Joshua of a promise given to him 45 years ago by Moses and God (cf. Num. 14:24, 30).
(3) As a reward for being one of two spies who gave a positive report about the Promised Land, God made two promises to Caleb. First, he would enter the Promised Land and his descendants would inherit it. Second, he would be given Hebron.
(4) The timing was never right for the past 45 years for Caleb to occupy Hebron. But, now it was.
Caleb said, ''Now therefore, give me this Mountain!''
2.0 Give Me My Mountain!
2.1 God's Promises Are Captivating!
Note: Captivating means to attract and hold the attention or interest of. God's promises are mesmerizing, bewitching, alluring, and fascinating.
Example: I stayed at a hotel in Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. They had me sign a hold harmless waiver that they wouldn't be sued if I jumped. The mountain is so captivating.
A) Caleb couldn't get Hebron out of his mind.
1. God's promises appeal to something deep down inside of us (14:14).
A) They get into our hearts, our souls.
B) Our lives ...
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