9. Well equiped with the best weapons, the leading tribe failed in faith
and courage and retreated before the foe. There were several particular
instances of this, but probably the psalmist refers to the general failure of
Ephraim to lead the tribes to the conquest of Canaan. How often have we also,
though supplied with every gracious weapon, failed to wage successful war
against our sins: we have marched onward gallantly enough till the testing hour
has come, and then in the day of battle we have proved false to good
resolutions and holy obligations. Array unregenerate people in the best that
nature and grace can supply, and they still remain helpless cowards in the holy
war, so long as they lack a loyal faith in their God.
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