As a person Caleb the son of Jephunneh occurs in the story of the spies.

Caleb spiritual meaning. And his seed shall possess it. Numbers 141-1516 additional reading Psalm 531-6 and Proverbs 114 Key Verse. Caleb along with Joshua were the only two people that came out of Egypt that were allowed to go into the promised land.

Bold bull dog forcible and tenacious. He did not see the obstacles but the opportunities that the Lord put before him. As we read the account of the spies going into the promised land and the people refusing to follow out of fear.

In the light of the cognate Syriac and Arabic words the meaning is not dog which is kelebh in Hebrew but raging with canine madness. All the rest God caused to die in the wilderness. It is easy to know why all but two of the adults were not allowed to go in.

Except for Caleb and Joshua you shall by no means enter the land which I swore I would make you dwell in This different spirit was a spirit of faith. The first time this name was used was in the Bible so it is attributed to the Hebrew as its origin. God said in the verse for this devotion But my servant Caleb because he had another spirit with him and has followed Me truly him will I bring into the land whereinto he went.

O that his Holy Spirit would lead us to go to Jesus just as we are and look up to him and beseech him to fulfill that great covenant promiseA new heart also will I give them a right spirit will I put within them You and I have not followed the Lord fully. Six times Scripture says Caleb followed God fully Literally he was filled with pursuing His heart was so set on following God that it didnt have room for any competing choice. Faith means being obedient even when we cant see the results.

The story of Calebs great courage and his display of a different spirit before God inspires us may we as Gods children take courage and become stronger in. Caleb was one of the twelve spies Moses sent to scout the promised land. The name Caleb means Dog and by implication Unsophisticated Servant or a person from very low origins who aims to join the upper human classes but obviously fails to blend in seamlessly.