Joshua 14:11 Meaning and Explanation
“As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.”
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Read Full Chapter →Caleb declares that at eighty-five his strength for battle is undiminished, as fit now as when Moses first sent him.
What Does Joshua 14:11 Mean?
Caleb makes a striking claim about his own vigor. At eighty-five he is, he says, as strong for war as he was at forty, equally ready to go out and to come in, an idiom for the full activity of life and warfare. He is not asking for an easy retirement plot but for a fight.
The strength Caleb boasts in is finally God's gift, the preservation of a life poured out in faithfulness. Where many would seek rest, he seeks the hardest ground because he still trusts the God who called him. Wholehearted devotion does not cool with age; it can burn brighter. Caleb shows that a life can be spent and yet remain eager, kept strong by the One it has followed all along.
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What does Joshua 14:11 mean?
Caleb declares that at eighty-five his strength for battle is undiminished, as fit now as when Moses first sent him.