“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.”
Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you — the exhortation is immediately grounded in obedience to Torah, the written covenantal instruction. Strength and courage are thus redefined not as martial prowess but as faithful allegiance to the revealed will of God. This verse establishes the principle that Joshua's success depends not on military strategy alone but on covenantal fidelity.
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