Psa 106:28-46 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 106:28-39: 106:28-39 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 the worship of Baal at Peor: See Num 25:3 ; Deut 4:3 .

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).
Summary for Ps 106:40-46: 106:40-46 ^q The psalmist returns to the Babylonian exile (106:26-27 ^r). The Lord judged Israel severely, but he also restrained his wrath, remembering the covenant he had made with Abraham. 106:40 ^s God abhorred Israel’s sin, as he does all sin.
Summary for Ps 106:43-44: 106:43-44 ^t When Israel was finally destroyed, the destruction was not complete. The Lord pitied them, so he left a remnant.
106:45 ^u He remembered ... and relented: Unlike Israel, the Lord is faithful to his covenant (105:8 ^v).
106:46 ^w As harsh as the Exile was, the Lord still protected his people (see 2 Kgs 25:27-29 ^x).