7:17
Many of the warnings given in Deuteronomy come from one of two different angles. One angle is that of becoming complacent, or thinking that they deserved to enter the Promised Land, and that they can manage on their own. The other, and the one dealt with here, is thinking that the opposition is too strong. “How can we drive them out?”. This latter danger had already manifested itself when the Israelites refused to enter the promised land at the first time of asking.
7:18
They were not to be afraid. “Fear not” is a frequent command in the Bible. We will see things that put fear in our hearts, but we must not give in to the fear. God then reminds them how He brought them out of Egypt, He freed them from a force that was far too strong for them. All of us can think of times when God has rescued us from situations that were too much for us. We need to learn from these memories.
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