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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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  • Infidelity

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  • Disobedience to God

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  • Associations

    [nave] ASSOCIATIONS, Evil Gen. 19:15; Gen. 49:6; Ex. 23:2, 32, 33 Ex. 34:12-15; Deut. 7:2-4; Josh. 23:6-13. Lev. 18:3 Lev. 20:23. Num. 16:26 vs. 21-26.; Num. 33:55 Judg. 2:1-3. Deut. 12:30; 2 Sam. 23:6, 7; 2 Chr. 19:2; Ezra 9:14;...
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  • It was a heathen form of worship to Molech, Mil-corn or Chemosh, which the Israelites had borrowed or adapted from the Moabites and Ammonites. Human sacrifices were made in high places to Molech. The chief interpreters Jarchi...
  • The account in Num. 20 very clearly shows that Moses disobeyed the divine command in striking the rock as he did. For the moment he apparently lost his faith, and his temper as well. He had been explicitly instructed to "spea...
  • We should praise God because he is worthy of and glorified by our praise (II Sam. 22:4; Ps. 22:23). We should praise him because it is due to his majesty, glory, excellency, greatness, holiness, wisdom, power, goodness, mercy...
  • From the first mention of the tree of life in Paradise, the eating of which would make immortal, the idea of a continued existence has had a place in Jewish theology. Many passages might be quoted to show this belief. See the...

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  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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. ...
  • 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...
  • 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...

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