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10. The Lord hath called. Now that the armies found themselves in difficulty, Joram was ready to cast the blame upon the Lord. The enterprise was one of his own planning, one with which the Lord had had very little to do. But having undertaken the campaign, and finding himself in the most difficult straits, Joram endeavored to hold the Lord accountable rather than himself and his associates.

To deliver them. The armies, after a hot, trying march through the desert, had reached a camping place where they expected to find water, but they discovered that the water supply had failed. They were weary, thirsty, and exhausted with the march. Without water they could not go on, nor could their beasts of burden. They were a discouraged, disconsolate group. Ahead of them were the hosts of Moab, by this time probably forewarned, alert and fresh, ready for the attack. To Joram the situation appeared hopeless, and he was ready to charge the Lord with having brought together the armies of three nations to deliver them into the hands of Moab. True faith in God never yields to despair, but Joram had not learned the lessons or the meaning of faith, and he was unacquainted with God. Unbelief has no resources for such hours of difficulty as this, no comfort for the sorrowing, no strength for the discouraged.