"The text requires that having taken the field, we keep it. We may not
retire to the ranks of those who refuse to fight; we must stand...We may
be weak; but must stand. We may be weary; but must stand. We may be
fearful; but must stand. We may be defeated in some single fight; but
must stand. We may see others fall about us; but must stand. Many may
desert our cause; but we must stand...Consternation may spread through
the army of the Lord of hosts; but we must stand. It may seem as
though all things were
against us; but we must stand. The day of final triumph may seem long
delayed...but we must stand..." (The Biblical Illustrator)
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