Psalm 78:9-16 “The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law. They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them. He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap. In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire. He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths. He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.”

Why should we trust God? Because He brought His people out of bondage in Egypt by performing mighty miracles and continued to provide for them in the desert. We shouldn’t be like the Ephraimites who forgot about God’s care and turned away! The event described here seems to refer to a specific time when the tribe turned back during their journey to the promised land, but it also brings to mind how they ultimately forsook God and their brothers when they became a separate nation.

For additional worship: Song of Moses (Aaron Keyes)