PSALM 106
In light of God’s goodness to Israel, you would have expected the nation to submit to Him and serve Him gratefully. Instead, they sinned and had to be disciplined many times. Before you judge them, however, consider whether you may be guilty of some of the same sins they committed.
God delivered Israel from Egypt, but they soon forgot His mercy and ignored His counsel (vv. 6–23). He gave them manna, and they lusted for meat. They criticized their leaders. They worshiped a golden idol and would have been destroyed had Moses not interceded for them.
They came to the border of the Promised Land and refused to go in (vv. 24–27). While wandering in the wilderness, they compromised with the heathen nations (vv.
Were it not for His covenant, God would have destroyed them. But He forgave them and allowed them to have many new beginnings. Finally He had to disperse them among the Gentiles (v. 47).