11:8
“Observe all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land ...”. When we disobey the Lord it weakens us. It can weaken us spiritually though having a guilty conscience, it can also just weaken us. Spiritual and physical well-being are closely related. Obeying the Lord strengthens us for the tasks He has for us.
11:9
Obedience would strengthen them for the battle entering and possessing the land. It would also enable them to live long in the land. Note that although the Lord was giving them the land, and the only grounds they had for possessing the land was that the Lord was giving it to them, they still had to fight. The fact that this was all based on a past promise did nothing to obviate the need for faith and obedience.
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