The Lord Will

Psalm 106:35

β€œBut were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.”

KJV

Read in Psalm 106

Meaning

The concern is adoption of practices the psalm regards as covenant-breaking, not ethnic mixing itself.

Compromise, idolatry, violence, and oppression

The psalm recounts Israel's assimilation to surrounding worship, sacrifice of children, moral corruption, and repeated subjection to enemies.

Read carefully

It critiques covenant-breaking practices, not ethnicity or interracial relationships.

Reflection

Evaluate practices by truth and justice rather than by whether they are foreign or familiar.