A Recipe for Failure
1 Corinthians 10:12: Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
A Living Reminder
1 Corinthians 10:11: Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
Be Warned
1 Corinthians 10:9β10: Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents; nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
Sins to Avoid
1 Corinthians 10:8: Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.
Avoid Idolatry
1 Corinthians 10:7: And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, βThe people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.β
His Example to Follow
1 Corinthians 10:6: Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
Obedience is Pleasing to God
1 Corinthians 10:5: But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
That Rock Was Christ
1 Corinthians 10:3β4: All ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
Do Not Be Unaware
1 Corinthians 10:1: Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea.