“Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.”
Be strong and courageous — this exhortation appears three times in the chapter (vv. 6, 7, 9), forming a liturgical refrain that moves from external command to internalized conviction. Strength and courage are not psychological states but fruits of covenantal trust in the presence and promise of God. The repetition suggests that this inner fortitude must be regularly renewed, not assumed as permanent personal possession.
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