I am currently writing a commentary on Joshua for the Welwyn Commentary Series that will be published by Evangelical Press in England. I make the following comment regarding Israel's attitude as they prepare to enter the land of promise:
"The antidote to fear is obedience to God and his word. Believers are called to run the race of life with endurance, fortitude, and Scripture. Christians are not to lose heart, be gripped with fear, or shrink from their task. John Flavel once remarked, 'The upright soul abhors to flinch from his duty, let come on him what will.' The Bible, indeed, encourages believers to 'run with endurance the race that is set before us' (Heb. 12:1). The course may be long, treacherous, and uphill, but that does not matter. For we do not run the race in our own power, but 'I can do all things through him who strengthens me' (Phil. 4:13)."
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