15. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him. Though
the submission would have been false and flattering, yet the enemies of Israel
would have been so humiliated that they would have hastened to make terms with
the favored tribes. Our enemies become abashed and cowardly when we, with
resolution, walk carefully with the Lord. It is in God’s power to keep the
fiercest in check, and he will do so if we have a filial fear, a pious awe of
him. But their time should have endured for ever. The people would have
been firmly established, and their prosperity would have been stable. Nothing
confirms a state or a church like holiness. If we be firm in obedience we shall
be firm in happiness. Righteousness establishes; sin ruins.
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