Joshua 14:9 And Moses swore on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.
That phrase: “Wholly followed The Lord my God” suggests to our reasoning powers that Caleb did not participate in the uprisings and murmurings that characterized a majority of the Hebrews, especially on the issue of diets and foods, or else, God could not reasonably declare that Caleb followed Him “Fully”.
Therefore, we must of necessity dig deeper so as to discover Caleb’s experience with God. According to what is written in the Scriptures, two facts surface, as it pertains to Caleb [1] He followed God fully. [2] As a result, God worked in him to bring to pass the preferred outcome.
These two factors are of critical importance to those who wish to make the transition from substitutes to God’s ideal, as it pertains to diets and foods. Folks must endeavor by God’s grace to follow God “Fully” and as a direct result God will work in behalf of such persons, to bring to pass the preferred outcome.
Joshua 14:10 And now, behold, the Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spoke this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11 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.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!