Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 106:23

1. Mediation required: "He said that he would destroy them," etc.

2. Mediation offered: "Moses stood before him in the breach."

3. Mediation accepted: "To turn away his wrath", etc. Ex 32:1-35. G.R.

Verse 24-26. Murmuring.

1. Arises from despising our mercies.

2. Is fostered by unbelief.

3. Is indulged in all sorts of places.

4. Makes men deaf to the Lord's voice.

5. Provokes great judgments from the Lord.

Verse 24-27.

1. The Rest promised: "The pleasant land."

2. The Refusal of the Rest: "They despised", etc.

3. The Reason of the Refusal: unbelief. "They could not enter in because of unbelief." —G.R.

Verse 30-31. The effects of one decisive act for God; immediate, personal, and for posterity.

Verses 32-33.

1. The afflictions of God's people are for the trial of their faith.

2. The trial of their faith is to bring them from dependence upon circumstances to depend upon God himself.

3. The forbearance of God with his people is greater than that of the best of men. G.R.