 Why? We're going to explain it. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Then he flips the script but says the same thing. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. So God says to Joshua earlier on, just like a couple of verses earlier, in verse 7, he doesn't say, I'm commanding you. He says, be careful. So he says, be careful not to lose your focus.