8. And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Fathers stubborn in their own way, and
rebellious against God’s way, are sorry examples for their children; and it is
earnestly desired that better instruction may bring forth a better race. If our
fathers were rebellious we must be better than they were, or else we shall
perish as they did. A generation that set not their heart aright. They
had no decision for righteousness and truth. In them was no preparedness, or
willingness of heart, to entertain the Saviour; neither judgments, nor mercies
could bind their affections to their God; they were fickle as the winds, and
changeful as the waves. And whose spirit was not steadfast with God. The
tribes in the wilderness were constant only in their inconstancy; there was no depending
upon them. It was, indeed, needful that their descendants should be warned, so
that they might not blindly imitate them. How blessed would it be if each age
improved upon its predecessor; but alas, it is to be feared that decline is
more general than progress, and too often the hearts of true saints are far
more rebellious than even their fathers were in the unregeneracy.
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