The land they were entering was different from the land they had come from. In Egypt the land had to be irrigated in order to yield its crops. The Promised Land was watered by God. Egypt was a land fed by man, the Promised Land was a land cared for by God and watched over by Him. They needed to appreciate the change.
We too need to appreciate the change in life before and after salvation. Before we knew Christ it was all up to us, we lived in a cruel world. Now we are still in the same world, but we live under God's care. He is watching over every aspect of our lives, He provides for us. When you know Christ life is different.
So in the old world the most important thing was to play by the world's rules, protecting yourself, being ready to lie and be ruthless if need be. But now if we want to prosper in life we need to follow God's ways. Note again the combination of loving and obeying. The Lord is the One who provides for us, so we need to live by His ways.
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