Conditional occupation

The Torah is given so that Israel might learn from the wisdom of the king (Yahweh) how to retain his favor and presence, enhancing his reputation through the order they establish proclaiming his rule and honoring his name. If they fail to do so, they may jeopardize their lives, they may be driven from the land (once they take residence there), or he might abandon them.—Walton and Walton, The Lost World of the Torah, 115