Be very careful, therefore, to love the LORD your God — Joshua's exhortation returns to the fundamental covenant demand: love ('āhab) for the LORD. The imperative 'be very careful' (šmerû mĕʾōd) emphasizes urgency. Theologically, Joshua frames covenant law-keeping not as legalism but as expression of love; the logical response to divine faithfulness is reciprocal devotion.

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