The Israelites had recently received Jehovah’s help in conquering lands east of the Jordan, but many proved to be forgetful and unappreciative. At the border of the Promised Land, they were enticed into sexual immorality and the unclean worship of the Baal of Peor.
Энэ үйл явдал болохын өмнөхөн Ехова Иордан голоос зүүн тийших нутгийг эзэлж авахад нь тэдэнд тусалсан боловч олон хүн мартамхай, үл талархагч болсон байна.