Joshua 15:13

Joshua 15:13 says, And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron.  Caleb was given a part of the land of Judah, according to the commandment of God.  This was not something that Caleb demanded as being due to him, but it was something given by God to him.  Even though Caleb had always put his faith in God, he could not demand specific blessings, and I don't believe that we can today either.  Verse fourteen states, And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.  Caleb drove out those in the land.  He had requested the mountain to conquer and by the power of God he did so.  As stated already, he was not just looking for a gift of the land, but a place to conquer.  We need to be just as ready to conquer the enemies of God today and not just to be content to sit back awaiting our heavenly home.  Verse fifteen says,  And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjathsepher.  Then verse sixteen adds,  And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.  Caleb said he would give his daughter as a wife ti the one who conquered Kirjathsepher.  I believe he did this to ensure that his daughter would have a husband who was not afraid to fight for her.  We should always want what is best for our daughters when they marry.  I believe that by defeating this enemy, the person would also be showing that they put their faith in God, since when the people of Israel went under their own power they failed.  Verse seventeen declares, And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.  Caleb's nephew took the city and was given Achsah, Caleb's daughter, as his wife.  Marriage of first cousins was not uncommon in that day, though it may be illegal in some places today.  Verse eighteen adds, And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?  Achsah wanted her husband to ask Caleb for a particular field as well.  When she came to Caleb, he asked her what she wanted.  I don't believe that it was greed that led her to do this, but simply a desire to have what would benefit her husband and her.  She did not demand, but asked.  Expecting more is not necessarily wrong of those who are followers of Christ today, but demanding more is.  Verse nineteen declares, Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.  Achsah asked Caleb to give her springs of water as well as the land he had given her, and he did so.  Water was needed to make the land productive.  We today are given a heavenly home as Christians, but we need the Living Water of Christ in our lives if we are to be productive.  Verse twenty says, This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families.  The next several verses simply repeat the description of the land of Judah.  Verse twenty-one states,  And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,  Verse twenty-two says, And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,  Verse twenty-three states, And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,  Verse twenty-four says, Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,  Verse twenty-five says,  And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor,  Verse twenty-six states, Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,  Verse twenty-seven  says, And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,  Verse twenty-eight says, And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,  Verse twenty-nine states, Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,  Verse thirty adds, And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,  Verse thirty-one says, And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,  Verse thirty-two states, And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:  Verse thirty-three adds, And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,  Verse thirty-four says, And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,  Verse thirty-five adds, Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,  Verse thirty-six,  And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:  Verse thirty-seven, Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,  Verse thirty-eight, And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,  Verse thirty-nine, Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,  Verse forty, And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,  Verse forty-one, And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages:  Verse forty-two, Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,  Verse forty-three, And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,  Verse forty-four, And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages:  Verse forty-five, Ekron, with her towns and her villages:  Verse forty-six, From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:  Verse forty-seven says, Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof:  Verse forty-eight adds, And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,  Verse forty-nine states, And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which is Debir,  Verse fifty, And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,  Verse fifty-one, And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:  Verse fifty-two, Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,  Verse fifty-three, And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,  Verse fifty-four, And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages:  Verse fifty-five,  Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,  Verse fifty-six, And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,  Verse fifty-seven, Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages:  Verse fifty-eight, Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,  Verse fifty-nine, And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages:  Verse sixty says, Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:  Verse sixty-one states, In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,  Verse sixty-two adds, And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six cities with their villages.  Verse sixty-three then declares, As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.  We are not told why the people of Israel could not drive out the Jebusites, only that they couldn't.  I can say that we may not always be able to totally drive the enemies of God out of the world today, and they will be with us until the return of Christ.