Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.
Psalm 106:29 belongs to the record of Israel's wilderness experience, recounting their sin and its consequences. It means that Israel provoked God to anger by sinful practices, specifically by worshiping Baal-peor and joining in its sacrifices. As a result the plague broke in upon them. The plague was stopped when Phinehas carried out judgment, and his action was counted to him as righteousness for all generations.
The history to which the verse belongs is set forth as a warning to God's people in the last days not to repeat the same sins of unbelief and rebellion. It should be studied regularly.
Psalm 106:29 belongs to the record of Israel's wilderness experience, recounting their sin and its consequences. It means that Israel provoked God to anger by sinful practices, specifically by worshiping Baal-peor and joining in its sacrifices. As a result the plague broke in upon them. The plague was stopped when Phinehas carried out judgment, and his action was counted to him as righteousness for all generations.
The history to which the verse belongs is set forth as a warning to God's people in the last days not to repeat the same sins of unbelief and rebellion. It should be studied regularly.