These guys come back and tell Moses and the Israelites that the land is truly flowing with milk and honey, but that it's filled with giants living in fortresses.
I don't know how anyone else feels when they're standing next to someone that's the size of Lebron James or Dwight Howard, but that person wouldn't really be the first person I'd want to take on in a fight. Not only are the huge, but their cities are well protected with high walls, gates, archers, etc. I'd rather find the tribe of little guys and go after them first and most of the rest of Israel is on the same page as me!
Caleb though... Caleb understands God's power unlike almost everyone else in the assembly. As all these other guys are freaking out about the kind of people they might have to go up against... probably peeing their pants thinking about it, Caleb quiets everyone down and says "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."
At this point, everyone in Israel is thinking about these other cities as the Russian in Rocky IV. They're tall, lean, mean, fighting machines. Only Caleb realizes that although they might look small like Rocky, they force behind their punch is greater than anything the giants could ever have on their side.
Caleb is the man. And I'm thankful for his example in leading against the mold due to having such strong faith in his God.
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