1 Corinthians 10:6 - Exposition

These things were our examples. If this rendering be adopted, perhaps "examples" is the best equivalent of the original tupoi, as in Philippians 3:17 , "Walk so as ye have us for an example ( tupelō ) ." It may, however, mean "types," i.e. foreshadowing symbols, as in Romans 5:14 , where Adam is the "figure" ( tupos ) of Christ. But, in spite of Alford's decisive rejection of it, the rendering, "Now in these things they proved to be figures of us," is at least equally probable. To the intent. Of course, the events had their own immediate instruction, but the example which they involved was the ulterior purpose of their being so ordained by the providence of God. As they also lusted. (For quails, Numbers 11:4 , Numbers 11:33 ; and see Psalms 95:7-11 .)