For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
The psalm containing this verse recounts the rich blessings God bestowed on Israel and their poor response and return for all His benefits. It belongs to an account of Israel provoking God through disloyal unfaithfulness, whose surrounding context describes their disloyalty, God's anger and judgment, and His repeated compassion toward them.
The verse shows Israel constantly working against a good God by disobedience, repenting under rebuke and chastisement and then falling again under temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification. They provoked Him to anger and moved Him to jealousy by worship at high places and before carved images.
This idolatry brought upon them the sure result of their own course, as God withdrew His protection, forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, and delivered Israel's strength and glory into enemy hands. Even in judgment He preserved a faithful remnant and repeatedly raised up deliverers for them.
The psalm containing this verse recounts the rich blessings God bestowed on Israel and their poor response and return for all His benefits. It belongs to an account of Israel provoking God through disloyal unfaithfulness, whose surrounding context describes their disloyalty, God's anger and judgment, and His repeated compassion toward them.
The verse shows Israel constantly working against a good God by disobedience, repenting under rebuke and chastisement and then falling again under temptation, self-indulgence, and self-gratification. They provoked Him to anger and moved Him to jealousy by worship at high places and before carved images.
This idolatry brought upon them the sure result of their own course, as God withdrew His protection, forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, and delivered Israel's strength and glory into enemy hands. Even in judgment He preserved a faithful remnant and repeatedly raised up deliverers for them.