They were with my God

They were with my God.

That is, They had such watch-men as looked upon God, as having to deal with God and not with men, as sent from God, as pleading for God, and hence they could not be taken off from their way, either by threats or flattery, they might have had preferment as well as others, they needed not have been the butt of the hatred and malice of men no more than others, if they would have done as others did. No, but they were with my God, the fear of the great God was upon their spirits, and they dared not do as others did, they resolved to be faithful with God, to approve themselves to God, come of it what would come they went on in their way, they left their means, and estates, and liberties, and lives, and all to God, it was for God to provide for them, it was for them to look to it that they did continue faithful to God. And thus the sense runs, If they were the true prophets that were among the ten Tribes, then it is as an aggravation of the sins of the ten Tribes, that though they had many false prophets, yet they had watch-men that did continue faithful with God.