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Sinning in the Face of Grace
Commentators emphasize that Israel's rebellion was especially grievous because it came immediately after God's miraculous provision. To sin in the desert, a place of absolute dependence and fresh mercy, was to 'provoke the Most High' in the most profound way. John Calvin calls this 'monstrous infatuation,' highlighting how sinning in the face of grace reveals a deeply ungrateful and hardened heart.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 78:17
18th Century
Theologian
And they sinned yet more against him - literally, “They added to sin against him.” The idea is that his mercies and the proofs of his presen…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 78:17
19th Century
Bishop
They sinned yet more and more.—This implies the discontent which had already shown itself before the miraculous supply of water.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 78:17–18
19th Century
Preacher
And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 78:17
16th Century
Theologian
Yet they continued still to sin against him. The prophet, having briefly declared how God, by a continual succession of benefits, had clea…
John Gill
On Psalms 78:17
17th Century
Pastor
And they sinned yet more against him
Or, "and they added yet to sin against him" F3; which was great ingr…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 78:9–39
17th Century
Minister
Sin dispirits people and takes away their courage. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to His laws. This narrative relates a …