Deuteronomy tells us not to eat anything that swarms. I was not inclined to eat mosquitos and I sure do not like them to eat me. These kind of chapters make you wonder how barbaric the menu could have been at the time!
The Psalmist knows how to recall victories. He also knows how to "learn from mistakes." Almost the entire 106 Psalm is a litany of Israel's mistakes. One of the greatest lines is found in 106:20.
"They exchanged their glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass." The human condition of doing things their way instead of God's way is summed up in a few words.
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