Joshua 14:8

“Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.”

"Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God." - Joshua 14:8
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What does Joshua 14:8 mean?

The verse Joshua 14:8 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the Lord my God." This verse is part of the recounting of Caleb's faithfulness and obedience to God when he…

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Wholly Following the Lord: The Faith of Caleb

In the annals of biblical history, the story of Caleb stands as a testament to unwavering faith and courage. Joshua 14:8 encapsulates Caleb’s remarkable spirit: "Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my…

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A Prayer of Faithful Obedience Amidst Doubt

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we come before You with hearts filled with gratitude and reverence for Your unfathomable love and faithfulness. We acknowledge that You are the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, the One who knows our every thought and…

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Joshua 14:8 - "Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God."
Joshua 8:23 - "And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua."
Joshua 14:13 - "And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance."
Joshua 3:14
Joshua 3:14
Joshua 3:14
Joshua 3:14
Joshua 8:30 - "¶ Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,"
Joshua 9:8 - "And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?"
Joshua 8:28 - "And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day."
Joshua 8:15 - "And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness."
Joshua 1:8
Joshua 4:14 - "¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life."
Joshua 8:9 - "¶ Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people."
Joshua 8:3 - "¶ So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night."
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 4:1-8
Joshua 8:14 - "¶ And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city."
Joshua 8:10 - "And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai."
Joshua 21:14 - "And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,"
Joshua 8:18 - "And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city."
Joshua 12:14 - "The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;"
"And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua." - Joshua 8:23
Joshua 8:27 - "Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua."
Joshua 8:21 - "And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai."
Joshua 9:14 - "And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD."
Joshua 8:16 - "And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city."
Joshua 8:26 - "For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai."
Joshua 8:13 - "And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley."