In this video listen to Deuteronomy 9 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Deuteronomy 9 Moses continues his speech and mentions the giants in the land who previously scared the Israelites. Later in the book of Joshua 14 and 15, Caleb personally defeats three of these giants, and displays the same boldness that he showed when he was one of the original 12 spies sent into the promised land 39 years earlier.

There are genuine obstacles in our lives that are insurmountable, but Caleb is an example to us that our attitude should be confidence in Christ’s work. In v4-5 Moses reminds them that it is not their righteousness that is the reason for inheriting the land. It can be very easy to think that when we have good things in life it is a sign of the Lord’s approval of us, but this passage demonstrates that they were to ...