1 Corinthians 10:1-4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 10:1-5

In order to dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, he sets before them the example of the Jews, the church under the Old Testament. They enjoyed great privileges, but, having been guilty of heinous provocations, they fell under very grievous punishments. In these verses he reckons up their privileges, which, in the main, were the same with ours. I. He prefaces this discourse with a note of regard: ?Moreover, brethren, I would not that you... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

10:1-13 Brothers, I do not want you to forget that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all of them passed through the midst of the sea, and all of them were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; and all ate the same food which the Spirit of God gave to them; and all drank the same drink which came to them by the action of the Spirit; for they drank of the rock which accompanied them through the action of the Spirit, and that rock was Christ. All the same, with the majority of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 10:1

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant ,.... The apostle having suggested his own fears and jealousies, lest, notwithstanding all his gifts and grace, he should be left to do anything that might be a means of laying him aside, and rendering him useless in his ministerial work; and which he hints for the use of these Corinthians, who boasted of their knowledge, and made an imprudent use of their Christian liberty, to the hurt of weak minds; he proceeds to lay before them... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 10:2

And were all baptized unto Moses ,.... "In or by Moses"; and so the Syriac version renders it, ביד מושא , "by the hand of Moses"; by his means and direction, he going before, they followed after him into the sea, and passed through on dry land, and came out on the shore, which carried in it a resemblance of baptism; when they believed the Lord, and his servant Moses, Exodus 14:31 and gave up themselves to him as their leader and commander through the wilderness: and this their baptism... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 10:3

And did all eat the same spiritual meat. Meaning the manna; and which the Jews also call F8 Yade Mose in Shemot Rabba, fol. 109. 3. מאכל רוחני , "spiritual food", as also their sacrifices, F9 Tzeror Hammor, fol. 93. 2. לחם רוחני , "spiritual bread": not that the manna was so in own nature; it was corporeal food, and served for the nourishment of the body; but either because it was prepared by angels, who are ministering spirits, at the command of God, and hence called... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 10:4

And did all drink the same spiritual drink ,.... By which is meant the water out of the rock, which was typical of the blood of Christ, which is drink indeed, and not figurative, as this was, for which reason it is called spiritual; or of the grace of Christ, often signified by water, both in the Old and New Testament; and is what Moses and the law could not give; for righteousness and life, grace and salvation, could never be had by the works of the law: and very unpromising it was, and is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 10:1

I would not that ye should be ignorant - It seems as if the Corinthians had supposed that their being made partakers of the ordinances of the Gospel, such as baptism and the Lord's Supper, would secure their salvation, notwithstanding they might be found partaking of idolatrous feasts; as long, at least, as they considered an idol to be nothing in the world. To remove this destructive supposition, which would have led them to endless errors both in principle and practice, the apostle shows... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 10:2

And were all baptized unto Moses - Rather Into Moses - into the covenant of which Moses was the mediator; and by this typical baptism they were brought under the obligation of acting according to the Mosaic precepts, as Christians receiving Christian baptism are said to be baptized Into Christ, and are thereby brought under obligation to keep the precepts of the Gospel. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 10:3

Spiritual meat - The manna which is here called spiritual. Because it was provided supernaturally; and, 2. Because it was a type of Christ Jesus, who speaking of it, John 6:31 , etc., tells us that it was a type of that true bread which came down from heaven, which gives life to the world, John 6:33 , and that himself was the bread of life, John 6:48 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 10:4

Spiritual drink - By the βρωμα πνευματικον spiritual meat, and πομα πνευματικον , spiritual drink, the apostle certainly means both meat and drink, which were furnished to the Israelitish assembly miraculously, as well as typically: and he appears to borrow his expression from the Jews themselves, who expressly say רוחני הלז הלחם hallechem hallaz ruchani , that bread was spiritual, and היו רוחניים מיים meyim ruchainiyim haiu , the waters were spiritual. Alschech in legem. fol.... read more

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