I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Joshua 12-14.

Under Joshua the Israelites conquered a large portion of the land of Canaan, but not all of it.  This was as God had promised through Moses.  He would not give them all of the land at once because they would need time to consolidate control over the land.  So, when Joshua reiterated the borders for each of the tribes he included land which the Israelites did not yet control.  As Joshua was reminding the Israelites of the territory which belonged to each tribe, Caleb, the only surviving contemporary of Joshua, asked for his portion.  Caleb was 80 years old, or so, at this point.  Despite his age, Caleb was not too old to do the Lord’s work in conquering a portion of the land.  The Bible contains many accounts which remind us that we are never too young to do that to which God calls us.  This passage reminds us that we are also never too old to accomplish the tasks to which God calls us.