1 Corinthians 10:1-5

1 Corinthians 10:1-5

[1] brethren,  I would  not  should be ignorant,  how that  all  fathers  under  the cloud,  and  all  passed  through  the sea;  [2] And  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in  the cloud  and  in  the sea;  [3] And  all  eat  the same  spiritual  meat;  [4] And  all  drink  the same  spiritual  drink:  for  they drank  of  that spiritual  Rock  that followed them:  and  that Rock  Christ.  [5] But  with  many  of them  God  not  well pleased:  for  they were overthrown  in  the wilderness. 

What does 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The point of this example is that God"s people can practice idolatry, and persisting in idolatry has dire consequences. Paul stressed the similarity of experience that the church, the Corinthian church particularly, and Israel shared by pointing out that each group had its own "baptism" and "Lord"s Supper." Israel had five advantages, according to the following verses.