Psalms 106:28-39
Summary for Ps 106:28-39: 106:28-39 a Israel’s idolatry outside of the land came with them into the land. Their nature did not change; they continued to provoke the Lord to anger by their actions. 106:28 b the worship of Baal at Peor: See Num 25:3 c; Deut 4:3 d.Summary for Ps 106:30-33: 106:30-33 e Phinehas, who executed a flagrantly apostate Israelite man (Num 25:3-8 f), is an even better model of a righteous man than Moses, who failed at Meribah (Num 20:11-13 g).
106:34 h Israel continued to disobey the word of the Lord while living in the Promised Land. Rather than destroying the nations, Israel accepted them and their ways (see Judg 2:1-3 i, 11-15 j; 3:5-6 k).
106:37 l Pagan gods were demons (see Deut 32:17 m).
106:39 n Idolatry, like adultery, defiles God’s people (see Lev 18:24 o; Hos 5:3 p).
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