The good land is a type of Christ (see note Deut. 8:7¹). Although Christ has been allotted to us by God as our portion (Col. 1:12), if we would possess Christ and live in Christ as our land, we still need to fight against the spiritual enemies (see note Num. 21:1^1a). We should not only pray but also fight. Actually, we are not the ones fighting, for God goes with us and fights for us. It is our duty to fight, but we cannot fulfill this duty by ourselves but only by faith in the Lord, i.e., by the Lord Himself as our life and life supply. We can fulfill the Lord’s requirements only by the divine life, the eternal life, which is the Triune God embodied in Christ (John 14:6; 1 John 5:11-12), who is realized as the life-giving Spirit (John 14:16-20; 1 Cor. 15:45). See note Deut. 8:3¹, par. 2.

Lit., brought it into common use (cf. Lev. 19:23-25).

If a fearful one had remained, he would have affected others, causing them to be afraid. The formation of Gideon’s army is an illustration of this (Judg. 7:3).

See note Deut. 7:2¹.