The Hebron Concept
Today’s Focus: The
Inheritance of Caleb
Scripture: Joshua
14 and 15
Greetings Sons of
God:
In a subsequent
teaching series we will examine the spirit of Caleb because there is so much to
gleam from this story of Caleb but for the sake of staying with our teaching
series, we will discuss the inheritance of Caleb. Now after Joshua and Israel had conquered and
possessed Canaan, the land was divided as an inheritance but let’s look at the
inheritance of Caleb. Now I recommend
reading the entire chapters 14 and 15 of Joshua for an in-depth look but let’s
get what we need to draw the picture.
Joshua 14:12-14:
Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the Lord spake in that day; for
thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there and that the cities were
great and fenced: if so be the Lord will be with me, then I shall be able to
drive them out, as the Lord said. And Joshua blessed him, AND GAVE UNTO CALEB
THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH HEBRON FOR AN INHERITANCE. HEBRON THEREFORE BECAME THE INHERITANCE
OF CALEB THE SON OF JEPHUNNEH THE KENEZITE UNTO THIS DAY, BECAUSE THAT HE
WHOLLY FOLLOWED THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL.
Now understand that
Caleb was the leader of the tribe of Judah.
Hence the tribe of Judah inherited Hebron. Now notice that in the scripture, the reason
Caleb and his tribe would inherit Hebron was because Caleb WHOLLY FOLLOWED the
Lord. We know that Judah is the tribe
that our Lord, Jesus Christ came through. Hence Judah is the apostolic tribe. The greatest expression of relationships are
formed in an apostolic culture. It is
within the apostolic culture that we lay down our lives for our brothers and
sisters. Within the apostolic culture we
put the highest value on relationships and these relationships or alliances are
forged in this place called Hebron.
Now let me show you
a small glimpse into how special Caleb was and why the Lord blessed him with
Hebron. Caleb was the servant of Joshua
who was one of the 12 sent to spy out the land of Canaan. It was Caleb who would stand against the
report of the 10 and declare that the land is ours to posses. It would also be Caleb who would drive out
the rest of the nations in Canaan.
Joshua did not drive out all the nations but Caleb did exactly what the
Lord said. It is in submission and
obedience to the Lord that in that position of humility and worship that the
Lord forges alliances within the Body of Christ to build the corporate Body in
the earth.
In the next message
we will go in depth and understand more about Hebron.
Peace, Love and
Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
