I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God. The protection of Israel's land during pilgrimage — when the men leave home for the sanctuary — is a divine guarantee. The practical anxiety that might prevent compliance is answered by the divine promise: no one will covet your land. Matthew 6:33 says seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well — the feast pilgrimage that requires leaving the land unprotected is the Old Testament enactment of that kingdom priority.

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