11:10
The land they were entering was not like Egypt. They needed to understand that things would be different to what they were used to. It is the same in the Christian life. When we are born again all sorts of things change. We are transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. It takes us time to learn these things, but we need to get used to the way things now work. We need to be transformed by the renewal of our minds (Rom 12:2). In Egypt everything centred around the Nile, and they irrigated the land to supply it with water. The land was supplied with water by human effort.
11:11,12
The Promised Land would be different. Its geography was very different, and it “drinks rain from heaven”. They would not need to irrigate the land. The Lord cared for the land. This would mean that they would have to live dependent upon the Lord, trusting in Him to send rain. But they could be confident, for the eyes of the Lord were on the land all the time. “He neither sleeps nor slumbers” (Ps 121:4). Living under the Lord’s care is far better than anything else, certainly better than the life we used to lead. However, it takes some getting used to, for God’s plans for our lives are based upon His strength and provision working together with us. Trusting in God is the only way to live in the land.
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