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106:8 Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation , that he might reveal his power . 106:9 He shouted at the Red Sea and it dried up ; he led them through the deep water as if it were a desert . 106:10 He delivered them from the power of the one who hated them, and rescued them from the power of the enemy . 106:11 The water covered their enemies ; not even one of them survived . 106:12 They believed his promises ; they sang praises to him. 106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done ; they did not wait for his instructions . 106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving for meat; they challenged God in the desert . 106:15 He granted their request , then struck them with a disease . 106:16 In the camp they resented Moses , and Aaron , the Lord’s holy priest . 106:17 The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan ; it engulfed the group led by Abiram . 106:18 Fire burned their group ; the flames scorched the wicked . 106:19 They made an image of a calf at Horeb , and worshiped a metal idol . 106:20 They traded their majestic God for the image of an ox that eats grass . 106:21 They rejected the God who delivered them, the one who performed great deeds in Egypt , 106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham , mighty acts by the Red Sea . 106:23 He threatened to destroy them, but Moses , his chosen one , interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger . 106:24 They rejected the fruitful land ; they did not believe his promise . 106:25 They grumbled in their tents ; they did not obey the Lord . 106:26 So he made a solemn vow that he would make them die in the desert , 106:27 make their descendants die among the nations , and scatter them among foreign lands . 106:28 They worshiped Baal of Peor , and ate sacrifices offered to the dead . 106:29 They made the Lord angry by their actions , and a plague broke out among them. 106:30 Phinehas took a stand and intervened , and the plague subsided . 106:31 This brought him a reward , an eternal gift . 106:32 They made him angry by the waters of Meribah , and Moses suffered because of them, 106:33 for they aroused his temper , and he spoke rashly . 106:34 They did not destroy the nations , as the Lord had commanded them to do. 106:35 They mixed in with the nations and learned their ways . 106:36 They worshiped their idols , which became a snare to them . 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons . 106:38 They shed innocent blood – the blood of their sons and daughters , whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan . The land was polluted by bloodshed . 106:39 They were defiled by their deeds , and unfaithful in their actions . 106:40 So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him . 106:41 He handed them over to the nations , and those who hated them ruled over them. 106:42 Their enemies oppressed them; they were subject to their authority . 106:43 Many times he delivered them, but they had a rebellious attitude , and degraded themselves by their sin . 106:44 Yet he took notice of their distress , when he heard their cry for help. 106:45 He remembered his covenant with them , and relented because of his great loyal love . 106:46 He caused all their conquerors to have pity on them. 106:47 Deliver us, O Lord , our God ! Gather us from among the nations ! Then we will give thanks to your holy name , and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. 106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise , in the future and forevermore . Let all the people say , “We agree ! Praise the Lord !”

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  • 14:1-4 Scholars have not been able to locate definitely the sites referred to in verse 2."An Egyptian papyrus associates Baal Zephon with Tahpahnes . . . a known site near Lake Menzaleh in the northeastern delta region."235Ho...
  • A plaque of pure gold attached to the front of the high priest's turban. It bore the engraved words, "Holy to the Lord.""Through this inscription, which was fastened upon his head-dress of brilliant white, the earthly reflect...
  • God's recounting the news of the golden calf to Moses gives the reader the divine perspective on Israel's sin. Moses stressed three points in this pericope."These three points--idolatry of the golden calf, Israel's stiff-neck...
  • The "rabble"(v. 4) were the non-Israelites who had come out of Egypt with God's people (Exod. 12:38). It did not take them long to become discontented with conditions in the desert and to complain about their bland diet of ma...
  • At the end of 37 years the Israelites returned to the wilderness of Zin and Kadesh. Kadesh was a large area of desert located on the edge of the wilderness of Zin. God had previously judged the older generation of Israelites ...
  • This chapter contains one of the great failures of Israel that followed one of its great blessings.238As God was preparing to bless His people they were preparing to disobey Him."So now we come to the ultimate rebellion of Is...
  • First and 2 Samuel are really one story. The translators divided them into two books for convenience, not because of subject matter.First Samuel records Israel's transition from amphictyony to monarchy.The key passage that ex...
  • This hymn (vv. 8-36) was probably one of many that the people sang on this occasion. It expressed the hopes and thoughts of the Israelites assembled that the returned exiles needed to emulate. This thanksgiving song is a medl...
  • A second group of seven Levites (v. 5) led the people in the prayer of praise that Nehemiah included in this book perhaps on a different day than the prayer he wrote about in verses 1-4."The prayer is intended to instruct the...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The psalm concludes as it began with the psalmist reminding himself to bless the Lord by praising Him. "Praise the Lord"translates the Hebrew haleluyah. The translators often simply transliterated this Hebrew expression as "h...
  • 106:6 The psalmist confessed that Israel had been unfaithful to God. This was true of his own generation as it had been true of former generations. This confession introduced a review of specific iniquities and wickedness.106...
  • This petition suggests that the psalmist lived and wrote during Israel's Babylonian captivity. It is a simple request for deliverance claiming no merit to obtain this favor. The writer relied exclusively on the Lord's covenan...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • 5:8-10 The first quality that spoiled Israel's fruit was greed, an example of which Isaiah detailed (cf. Mic. 2:1). The Israelites were buying out their neighbors, as they had opportunity or made the opportunity, to increase ...
  • Israel deserved judgment, and this pericope shows why. Jeremiah presented a series of pictures of the nation's irresponsibility and corruption.2:29 The Lord wanted to know why His people were angry with Him. The difficulties ...
  • 14:1 A message came to Jeremiah from Yahweh concerning some droughts (Heb. plural) that overtook Judah.241Droughts were a punishment for covenant violation in Israel (cf. Lev. 26:18-19; Deut. 28:23-24).14:2 Judah was in mourn...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • The Lord's history lesson for these elders described Israel in four successive periods: in Egypt (vv. 5-9), in the wilderness (vv. 10-26), in the Promised Land (vv. 27-29), and in the present time (vv. 30-38).281What the Lord...
  • 20:10-12 So the Lord led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the wilderness. At Mount Sinai He gave them statutes and ordinances that would result in their welfare if they obeyed them, namely, the Mosaic Law. He also gave th...
  • 1:8 Evidently Daniel took the initiative with this decision, and his three friends followed his lead. His decision was not to remain morally pure but to remain ceremonially pure. Ceremonial purity was something that concerned...
  • Having referred to the words of the former prophets (v. 7), Zechariah now summarized them as an exhortation to his own generation of Israelites.7:8-10 Zechariah received another message from the Lord related to this inquiry. ...
  • Many unique features of Mark's narrative indicate that it came from an eyewitness account, probably Peter. These include mention of "that day"(v. 35), "as He [Jesus] was"and the other boats (v. 36), the stern and the cushion ...
  • This is the second major song of praise in Luke, the "Benedictus."This title also comes from the first word in the Latin version translated "blessed"(Gr. eulogetos). The first part of the song praises God for messianic delive...
  • Luke stressed how the Spirit who had come upon Jesus at His baptism guided and empowered Him in His temptation and how Jesus, God's approved Son, pleased His Father by His obedience. Jesus overcame the devil who opposed God's...
  • This story pictures Jesus in complete control of Himself and His environment. Its climax is not the stilling of the storm but the disciples' question about Jesus' identity (v. 25). This is the first miracle that Luke recorded...
  • 1:19-20 These verses begin a discussion of "natural revelation."Natural revelation describes what everyone knows about God because of what God has revealed concerning Himself in nature. What He has revealed about Himself in S...
  • The apostle proceeded to warn his readers of the danger of idolatry further (cf. v. 7). This paragraph concludes the long argument that Paul began in 8:1 concerning going to temple feasts.10:14 Formerly Paul urged the Corinth...
  • 9:20 These three severe judgments (fire, smoke, and brimstone, vv. 17-18) will not move the remaining unbelievers as a whole to repent (cf. Exod. 7:13, 23; 8:15, 19, 32; 9:7, 12, 35; 10:20; 11:10)."In all cases in the apocaly...
  • The revelation of Satan's activity, which the song of the martyrs (vv. 10-12) interrupted, now resumes.12:13 Satan will concentrate his vengeance on Israelites during the Great Tribulation, under the sovereign control of God,...

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