Numbers 13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. I. The passage serves to illustrate THE BELIEVER'S DUTY IN GENERAL. "Go forward." This is the command of God to His people, with reference to every obligation that devolves upon them, and at every critical moment, amidst all our difficulties we encounter from the world. Nothing but this heroism will suit the dignity and the decision of Christian character. II. The passage serves to illustrate THE MORE SPECIAL DUTY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD WITH REFERENCE TO MISSIONARY EXERTION. And that I conceive to be one of the pressing duties of the Church of Christ in the present day. (W. H. Cooper.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. |
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