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Judgment on the Strongest
Commentators note that God's judgment specifically targeted "the fattest" and "the chosen men." Scholars explain this doesn't refer to the overweight, but to the strongest, most vigorous, and influential in Israel. By striking down the healthiest, God demonstrated that this was a direct act of His wrath, not a natural illness that would typically affect the weak.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 78:31
18th Century
Theologian
The wrath of God came upon them – See (Numbers 11:33).
And slew the fattest of them – literally, “slew among their…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 78:31
19th Century
Bishop
Slew the fattest. —This may mean either the strongest or the noblest.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 78:23–32
19th Century
Preacher
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, and had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them o…
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John Gill
On Psalms 78:31
17th Century
Pastor
The wrath of God came upon them
Either by causing fire to come down from heaven, or by suffering them to be surfeite…
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 …