People in the Bible Caleb: Man of faith who followed God fully

Caleb is inextricably linked with his distinctive role when the majority of the spies, returning from Canaan, gave their disheartening report about the Israelites' prospects of successfully entering the Promised Land. What struck this reviewer were frequent reference to Scripture, adorning more or less every page. One use to which this book could profitably be put would be for a Bible study. Many sermons have been preached on the return of the spies, but the author shows how there is still much more to be gleaned from the incident. His close analysis in Chapters 3-5 is especially helpful. Take the way in which the majority presented their report. On the other hand, it would have been wrong to have denied the difficulties facing them by simply presenting a glowing picture of the land. However, as the author points out in the most interesting analysis of their commission, as recorded in Numbers; their report should have been that the inhabitants were "strong (but not too strong); many (but not too many)". concluding with the recommendation that "yes (in contrast with the desert) - a good land ready to be conquered". Had this been done, they would not have ignored the difficulties; rather they would have magnified the Lord, by saying, in effect: "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Alas, the majority misled the people through their unbalanced and faithless analysis, which neither Caleb nor Joshua could reverse. One cannot say more than this: it is highly recommended.