How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
The verse looks back to the signs wrought in Egypt and the wonders wrought in the field of Zoan as rich blessings God bestowed on Israel. The psalm containing it was composed as a song for the people to keep in mind as they marched through the wilderness. Set in that psalm, the verse stands joined to the record of Israel's poor return for those benefits.
That record shows that Israel worked constantly against a good God and that by disobedience brought themselves into the condition that was the sure result of their own course. Though they repented under rebuke and chastisement, they fell again under temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification. Its example is a call to remember God's instruction and to live in harmony with His people.
The verse looks back to the signs wrought in Egypt and the wonders wrought in the field of Zoan as rich blessings God bestowed on Israel. The psalm containing it was composed as a song for the people to keep in mind as they marched through the wilderness. Set in that psalm, the verse stands joined to the record of Israel's poor return for those benefits.
That record shows that Israel worked constantly against a good God and that by disobedience brought themselves into the condition that was the sure result of their own course. Though they repented under rebuke and chastisement, they fell again under temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification. Its example is a call to remember God's instruction and to live in harmony with His people.