Moses and the idolatry: At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. Psalm 106:19

Psalm 106 is a song that describes a very precise period in the history of the people of Israel, from their departure from Egypt led by Moses to the conquest of Canaan led by Joshua. And the narrative has a very marked contrast: in front of the weaknesses of men, their constant inclination to sin, there is a merciful God, willing to forgive his people.
This is why Psalm 106 recalls, with a brief statement, the teaching of Psalm 1, the psalm of the two paths, with these beautiful words: "Blessed are those who act justly, who always do what is right" Psalm 106:3. In other words, if men want to be blessed by God, men must choose the path of righteousness. But the history of the people of Israel is clear: this spiritual truth, due to the hardness of hearts, was not accepted at many points in history.
And one of these moments was when Abraham's descendants made a golden calf during their journey to the promised land, Canaan, and Psalm 106 recalls this event with these words: "At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped an idol cast from metal. They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass" Psalm 106:19-20.
The Psalm then describes a moment of rebellion against God; many of those who had decided to follow the prophet Moses began to have doubts, and wanted to return to their old sins, they forgot the spiritual gift of the fear of God (constancy, firmness, devotion), and gave themselves over to idolatry, and built a false god. The Psalm concludes its recollection of that moment by saying that God was angry with his people, but Moses pleaded, and only a few were punished.
And the song ends with an interesting thought: "He rescued them many times, but they continued to plot rebellion against him and to sink deeper because of their sin" Psalm 106:43. The Psalm then recounts how God, in his plan, always remained faithful, despite the mistakes of man. God with his wisdom, through the prophets like Moses, always invited man to live in a better way, but man in his obstinacy, did not always accept, seeking easy solutions to problems like idolatry, and this is ultimately the thought on which the song is based.

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