# 1 Corinthians 10 đź“–: Warnings From Israel's History
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Learning from Israel’s Failures
**Principle**: Focus on Creator, not creation.
[[#Verse 01.]] For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea,Â
[[#Verse 02.]] and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
[[#Verse 03.]]Â and all ate the same spiritual food,
[[#Verse 04.]]Â and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.Â
[[#Verse 05.]]Â But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.Â
[[#Verse 06.]]Â These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did.Â
[[#Verse 07.]] So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “**_The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play_**.” [[Exodus 32]]
[[#Verse 08.]]Â And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and 23,000 died in a single day.Â
[[#Verse 09.]] And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.Â
[[#Verse 10.]]Â And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.Â
[[#Verse 11.]]Â These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.Â
[[#Verse 12.]]Â So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.Â
[[#Verse 13.]] No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
### Avoid Idol Feasts
**Principle**: Take Holy Communion seriously. It is a form of worship.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.Â
[[#Verse 15.]]Â I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.Â
[[#Verse 16.]]Â Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ?Â
[[#Verse 17.]]Â Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.Â
[[#Verse 18.]] Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?Â
[[#Verse 19.]]Â Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?Â
[[#Verse 20.]] No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.Â
[[#Verse 21.]]Â You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons.Â
[[#Verse 22.]]Â Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
### Live to Glorify God
**Principle**: Everything for Good... including being willing to abstain.
[[#Verse 23.]] “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.Â
[[#Verse 24.]]Â Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.Â
[[#Verse 25.]]Â Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience,
[[#Verse 26.]] for ***the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s***.
[[Psalm 24]]
[[#Verse 27.]]Â If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.
[[#Verse 28.]] But if someone says to you, “This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience—
[[#Verse 29.]] I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
[[#Verse 30.]] If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food that I give thanks for?Â
[[#Verse 31.]]Â So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.Â
[[#Verse 32.]]Â Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,Â
[[#Verse 33.]] just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Paul compares Israel's passing through the sea under the cloud to baptism (10:1-2).
2. A Jewish tradition told of a rock or well that followed Israel in the wilderness. Paul says the true rock was Christ (10:4).
3. In 10:7 Paul quotes Exodus 32:6 about the golden calf: the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.
4. Paul says twenty-three thousand fell in one day (10:8), while Numbers 25:9 gives twenty-four thousand as the total who died in the plague.
5. "Temptation" and "trial" translate the same Greek word (*peirasmos*).
6. "The cup of blessing" (10:16) was a name for a cup of wine at Jewish festive meals, including Passover.
7. "Sharing" or "participation" in 10:16 is *koinĹŤnia*, which means having something in common with others.
8. In 10:26 Paul quotes Psalm 24:1, "The earth and its fullness are the Lord's," a verse Jews used as a blessing before meals.
9. Paul says believers could eat meat sold in the market without asking questions (10:25), unless someone pointed out it had been sacrificed (10:28).
10. "All things are lawful" (10:23) is a Corinthian slogan. Paul answers that not all things are beneficial or build others up.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the spiritual rock who went with Israel in the wilderness (10:4). At His table we share in His body and blood (10:16), and through Him God provides a way out of every temptation (10:13; Hebrews 2:18).
## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Paul says Israel's failures were written as examples for us (10:6, 11). Which of their sins (10:7-10) are most tempting in our culture?
2. God is faithful and will provide a way out of temptation (10:13). When have you seen God provide that way out?
3. Do everything for the glory of God (10:31). What ordinary activity could you do this week with God's glory in mind?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 12: Whoever thinks he is standing should be careful not to fall.
- đź“– verse 13: God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond what you can bear, but will provide a way out.
- đź“– verse 24: Seek the good of others, not your own.
- đź“– verse 31: Whether you eat or drink, do everything for the glory of God.
## đź”— Related Passages
- đź”— [[Exodus 13#Verse 21.|Exodus 13:21 and 14:22]] - The cloud and the sea (10:1-2).
- đź”— [[Exodus 16#Verse 04.|Exodus 16:4, 17:6]] - Manna and water from the rock (10:3-4).
- đź”— [[Numbers 20#Verse 11.|Numbers 20:11]] - Manna and water from the rock (10:3-4).
- đź”— [[Numbers 14#Verse 29.|Numbers 14:29-35]] - The generation that fell in the wilderness (10:5).
- đź”— [[Numbers 11#Verse 04.|Numbers 11:4, 34]] - Craving evil things (10:6).
- đź”— [[Exodus 32#Verse 06.|Exodus 32:6]] - The golden calf (10:7).
- đź”— [[Numbers 25#Verse 01.|Numbers 25:1-9]] - Immorality at Peor (10:8).
- đź”— [[Numbers 21#Verse 05.|Numbers 21:5-6]] - The serpents in the wilderness (10:9).
- đź”— [[Numbers 16#Verse 41.|Numbers 16:41-49]] - Grumbling and the plague (10:10).
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 11#Verse 23.|1 Corinthians 11:23-26]] - The Lord's Supper as communion with Christ (10:16-17).
- đź”— [[Deuteronomy 32#Verse 17.|Deuteronomy 32:17]] - Sacrifices to demons (10:20).
- đź”— [[Psalm 24#Verse 01.|Psalm 24:1]] - The earth is the Lord's (10:26).
- đź”— [[Colossians 03#Verse 17.|Colossians 3:17]] - Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus (10:31).
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[1 Corinthians 10 - SOAP|It’s All About Jesus]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes