"Then the officersshall speakfurtherto the peopleand say,Whois the manthat is afraidand fainthearted?Let him departand returnto his house,so that he might not make his brothers'heartsmeltlike his heart.'
"Thenthe chiefsof Edomwere dismayed;The leadersof Moab,tremblinggripsthem; Allthe inhabitantsof Canaanhave meltedaway.
If you are slackin the dayof distress,Your strengthis limited.
But the menwhohad goneup with him said,"We are not ableto goup againstthe people,for they are toostrongfor us."
"For when they wentup to the valleyof Eshcoland sawthe land,they discouragedthe sonsof Israelso that they did not gointo the landwhichthe LORDhad giventhem.
But Jesussaidto him, "No one,after puttinghis handto the plowand lookingback,is fitfor the kingdomof God."
Do not be deceived:"Badcompanycorruptsgoodmorals."
Wherecan we goup? Our brethrenhave made our heartsmelt,saying,"The peopleare biggerand tallerthanwe; the citiesare largeand fortifiedto heaven.And besides,we sawthe sonsof the Anakimthere."'
"When the officershave finishedspeakingto the people,they shall appointcommandersof armiesat the headof the people.
"Whenyou goout as an armyagainstyour enemies,you shall keepyourself from everyevilthing.
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
Sobecauseyou are lukewarm,and neitherhotnorcold,I willspityou out of My mouth.
"Nowtherefore come,proclaimin the hearingof the people,saying,Whoeveris afraidand trembling,let him returnand departfrom MountGilead.'"So 22,000peoplereturned,but 10,000remained.
