Psalms 106:35

"They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 106:35, the passage reads, "They didn’t destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them." This verse refers to a time when the Israelites did not fully obey God's directive to destroy certain nations as prescribed in the covenant given through Moses (Deuteronomy 7:2). The failure to completely eliminate these peoples was seen as disobedience and a potential source of temptation for future generations. This highlights the importance of complete faithfulness to God’s commands, as partial obedience could lead to ongoing challenges and moral dilemmas.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But were mingled among the heathen -Among the nations; by intermarriage, and by commerce. They suffered them to remain in the land, contrary to the command of God, and thus greatly exposed and endangered the purity of their religion and their own morals. SeeJudges 2:2;Judges 3:5-6. And learned their works -Their practices; their customs and habits: learned to live as they did. This was an illustration of the danger of contact with the wicked and the worldly.

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