FIRST CORINTHIANS-CHAPTER 10 _ OUTLINE AND COMMENTARY-MARK DUNAGAN_ I. OUTLINE OF CHAPTER 10: I. The Peril Of Over Confidence: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 II. Stay Away From the Idol Feasts: 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 III. Marketplace Meat/Liberty/Another's Conscience: 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 II. INTRODU... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. WOULD NOT, BRETHREN, HAVE YOU IGNORANT, THAT OUR FATHERS WERE ALL UNDER THE CLOUD, AND ALL PASSED THROUGH THE SEA; 'For' -'Moreover' (KJV) 'Paul appeals to the experience of the Israelites in the wilderness in confirmation of his statement concerning himself in 1 Corinthians 9:26f. and as. po... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WERE ALL BAPTIZED UNTO MOSES IN THE CLOUD AND IN THE SEA; 'were all baptized..in the cloud and in the sea' -indicating that baptism is an immersion. 'With. wall of water on each side and. cloud over them (and or behind them), the Israelites were buried from the sight of the Egyptians.' (McGarv... [ Continue Reading ]
AND DID ALL EAT THE SAME SPIRITUAL FOOD; 'same' -'All received and enjoyed the identical spiritual blessing.' (Lenski p. 391) _ Point to Note:_ 'Same' is. powerful word here. _No Israelite could complain that they weren't given the same advantages as Joshua or Caleb (i.e. those who made it). Lik... [ Continue Reading ]
AND DID ALL DRINK THE SAME SPIRITUAL DRINK: FOR THEY DRANK OF. SPIRITUAL ROCK THAT FOLLOWED THEM: AND THE ROCK WAS CHRIST. 'spiritual drink' -the water that God miraculously provided. (Exodus 2:1; Numbers 2:2) 'THEY DRANK' -'The imperfect tense denoting continued action--throughout their journey.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOWBEIT WITH MOST OF THEM GOD WAS NOT WELL PLEASED: FOR THEY WERE OVERTHROWN IN THE WILDERNESS. 'Howbeit' -'Nevertheless' (NASV) 'However, in spite of their unique position and mercies the Israelites proved unfaithful.' (Erdman p. 102) 'MOST OF THEM' -'in fact, with the entire generation of milita... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THESE THINGS WERE OUR EXAMPLES, TO THE INTENT WE SHOULD NOT LUST AFTER EVIL THINGS, AS THEY ALSO LUSTED. 'were our examples' -'These events are examples to us, warning us' (Nor)__ Points to Note: 1. The following verses implies: O.T. examples are ever relevant. Therefore, preaching from the... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER BE YE IDOLATERS, AS WERE SOME OF THEM; AS IT IS WRITTEN, THE PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO EAT AND DRINK, AND ROSE UP TO PLAY. 'Neither be ye idolaters' -'Lit., stop becoming idolaters, implying that some of them had already begun to be.' (Robertson pp.152-153) 'AS IT IS WRITTEN'. Exodus 2:4. The in... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER LET US COMMIT FORNICATION, AS SOME OF THEM COMMITTED, AND FELL IN ONE DAY THREE AND TWENTY THOUSAND. 'fornication' -a regular part of worship to idols. And. very real temptation for the Corinthians. (1 Corinthians 6:9) 'A thousand priests ministered at the licentious rites of the temple of... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER LET US MAKE TRIAL OF THE LORD, AS SOME OF THEM MADE TRIAL, AND PERISHED BY THE SERPENTS. 'make trial of the Lord' -'i.e. to see how far his patience will stretch or question if he means what he says.' (F.F. Bruce p. 92) 'To tempt out, tempt thoroughly; try to the utmost' (Vincent p. 240) ... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER MURMUR YE, AS SOME OF THEM MURMURED, AND PERISHED BY THE DESTROYER. 'murmur' -1111. gogguzo gong-good'-zo; of uncertain derivation; to grumble: -murmur. 'Don't complain' (Beck); 'You must stop grumbling.' (Wms) Complaining was. frequent problem in the wilderness. (Exodus 2:24; Exodus 2:2 f... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW THESE THINGS HAPPENED UNTO THEM BY WAY OF EXAMPLE; AND THEY WERE WRITTEN FOR OUR ADMONITION, UPON WHOM THE ENDS OF THE AGES ARE COME. 'these things' -all the events just cited. 'BY WAY OF EXAMPLE' -'are illustrations of the way in which God works.' (Phi) 'What happened to the Israelites is no... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE LET HIM THAT THINKETH HE STANDETH TAKE HEED LEST HE FALL. 'thinketh he standeth' -'who imagines that he is standing so securely' (Mon) Obviously, this warning is addressed to those who considered themselves "strong" Christians. No once saved always saved here. Some of the Corinthians co... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE HATH NO TEMPTATION TAKEN YOU BUT SUCH AS MAN CAN BEAR: BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL, WHO WILL NOT SUFFER YOU TO BE TEMPTED ABOVE THAT YE ARE ABLE; BUT WILL WITH THE TEMPTATION MAKE ALSO THE WAY OF ESCAPE, THAT YE MAY BE ABLE TO ENDURE IT. 'temptation' -'No temptation has come your way' (Phi) 'A tempt... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE, MY BELOVED, FLEE FROM IDOLATRY. 'my beloved' -'is strongly affectionate and urgently pleading.' (Lenski p. 406) 'FLEE' -'continue to flee'. 'They should not see how near they can come to idolatry without partaking in it, but how far they can keep from it.' (Erdman p. 105) Especially in... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CORINTHIANS 10:15. SPEAK AS TO WISE MEN; JUDGE YE WHAT. SAY. 'as to wise men' -'Paul never asks mere blind obedience; he always labors to secure obedience as. result of thorough conviction.' (Lenski p. 407) -'As to men of sense. speak' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 863) 'Men of discernment' (TCNT); 'I appea... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CUP OF BLESSING WHICH WE BLESS, IS IT NOT. COMMUNION OF THE BLOOD OF CHRIST? THE BREAD WHICH WE BREAK, IS IT NOT. COMMUNION OF THE BODY OF CHRIST? 'cup of blessing' -the fruit of the vine in the Lord's Supper. 'WHICH WE BLESS' -(1 Corinthians 11:24) 'Over which we pronounce. blessing as by Ch... [ Continue Reading ]
SEEING THAT WE, WHO ARE MANY, ARE ONE BREAD, ONE BODY: FOR WE ARE ALL PARTAKE OF THE ONE BREAD. 'we' -Christians universally. 'ARE ONE BREAD' -'Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body' (NASV) _ Points to Note:_ 1. Paul isn't saying that you can only use "one piece" of bread on th... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD ISRAEL AFTER THE FLESH: HAVE NOT THEY THAT EAT THE SACRIFICES COMMUNION WITH THE ALTAR? 'Behold' -'Look at' (NASV) 'ISRAEL AFTER THE FLESH' -'the nation of Israel' (NASV) Which implies that an "Israel after the Spirit" exists. (Galatians 3:28; Galatians 6:16; Romans 2:28) 'EAT THE SACRIFI... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT SAY. THEN? THAT. THING SACRIFICED TO IDOLS IS ANYTHING, OR THAT AN IDOL IS ANYTHING? 'What say. then?' -'What do. mean then?' (NASV) 'THAT. THING SACRIFICED TO IDOLS IS ANYTHING' -i.e. that the food is polluted? No. 'THAT AN IDOL IS ANYTHING?' -i.e. that the 'gods' of the heathen really do... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT. SAY, THAT THE THINGS WHICH THE GENTILES SACRIFICE, THEY SACRIFICE TO DEMONS, AND NOT TO GOD: AND. WOULD NOT THAT YE SHOULD HAVE COMMUNION WITH DEMONS. 'they sacrifice to demons' -now the Gentiles wouldn't admit this. Most idolaters, even modern ones, would be offended by the charge that they... [ Continue Reading ]
YE CANNOT DRINK THE CUP OF THE LORD, AND THE CUP OF DEMONS: YE CANNOT PARTAKE OF THE TABLE OF THE LORD, AND OF THE TABLE OF DEMONS. 'cannot' -just like you "cannot" serve two masters. (Matthew 6:24) The is. moral impossibility. To have fellowship with God, one must cease fellowship with evil! Ther... [ Continue Reading ]
OR DO WE PROVOKE THE LORD TO JEALOUSY? ARE WE STRONGER THAN HE? 'provoke the Lord to jealousy?' -'Or will you continue eating at both meals, and thus arouse the Lord's jealousy, as Israel did in the desert?. (Fee p. 473) (Deuteronomy 32:17; Deuteronomy 32:21) 'Or are we trying to stir up God's ang... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL THINGS ARE LAWFUL; BUT NOT ALL THINGS ARE EXPEDIENT. ALL THINGS ARE LAWFUL; BUT NOT ALL THINGS EDIFY. -The same principle is laid down in 1 Corinthians 6:12. 'EXPEDIENT' -i.e. helpful, beneficial, advantageous. 'EDIFY' -builds strong Christian character. All 'lawful' things don't necessarily... [ Continue Reading ]
LET NO MAN SEEK HIS OWN, BUT EACH HIS NEIGHBOR'S GOOD. 'his neighbor's good'. Romans 15:1; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 6:2; 1 Peter 2:1. 'No one should always be looking after his own welfare' (Wms). And my 'neighbor's good' is defined as that which 'edifies' him spiritually. (1 Corinthians 10:... [ Continue Reading ]
WHATSOEVER IS SOLD IN THE SHAMBLES, EAT, ASKING NO QUESTION FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE, 'shambles' -'in the meat market' (NASV) 'Is mentioned on. fragmentary Latin inscription found near the Lechaeum road, north of the city..' (F.F. Bruce p. 98) 'In sacrifices usually only. part of the victim was consu... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S, AND THE FULNESS THEREOF. 'for' -quotation from Psalms 24:1. Explaining why one isn't to investigate the origin of the meat. 'FULNESS THEREFORE' -'all it contains' (NASV). Including food. 'All meat was pure, since it had come from the Lord'. (1 Timothy 4:4) 'Apart fro... [ Continue Reading ]
IF ONE OF THEM THAT BELIEVE NOT BIDDETH YOU TO. FEAST, AND YE ARE DISPOSED TO GO; WHATSOEVER IS SET BEFORE YOU, EAT, ASKING NO QUESTION FOR CONSCIENCE' SAKE. 'biddeth you to. feast' -'If one of the unbelievers invites you.' (NASV) ***THIS IS NOT. TEMPLE SETTING!*** (1 Corinthians 8:10; 1 Corinthia... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF ANY MAN SAY UNTO YOU, THIS HATH BEEN OFFERED IN SACRIFICE, EAT NOT, FOR HIS SAKE THAT SHOWED IT, AND FOR CONSCIENCE SAKE: 'But' -a complication arises. 'ANY MAN SAY UNTO YOU' -the host or one of the other guests. 'FOR HIS SAKE THAT SHOWED IT' -'the believer has to be informed as to the sa... [ Continue Reading ]
CONSCIENCE,. SAY, NOT THINE OWN, BUT THE OTHER'S; FOR WHY IS MY LIBERTY JUDGED BY ANOTHER CONSCIENCE? 'for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?' -'Why then should my personal freedom be limited by another's conscience' (Wms); 'What? you say, is my freedom to be called in question by ano... [ Continue Reading ]
IF. PARTAKE WITH THANKFULNESS, WHY AM. EVIL SPOKEN OF FOR THAT FOR WHICH. GIVE THANKS? 'partake with thankfulness' -'If. give thanks for what. eat' (Beck) (1 Timothy 4:4) 'WHY AM. EVIL SPOKEN OF' -'means more than "to criticize"; it always refers to slanderous language.' (Lenski p. 424) 'why am.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHETHER THEREFORE YE EAT, OR DRINK, OR WHATSOEVER YE DO, DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD. 'whatsoever ye do' -these principles apply to other areas of moral neutrality also. 'DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD' -'do everything to glorify God' (Beck) The same truth as "And. do all things for the sake of the go... [ Continue Reading ]
GIVE NO OCCASIONS OF STUMBLING, EITHER TO JEWS, OR TO GREEKS, OR TO THE CHURCH OF GOD: 'Give no occasions of stumbling' -avoid causing ANYONE to stumble into sin. 'Don't be the reason for others to sin whether they are Jews' (Beck) 'One is not... to pursue. path that is to the detriment of anothe... [ Continue Reading ]
EVEN AS. ALSO PLEASE ALL MEN IN ALL THINGS, NOT SEEKING MINE OWN PROFIT, BUT THE PROFIT OF THE MANY, THAT THEY MAY BE SAVED. 'even as. also' -referring to his own example previously given in 1 Corinthians 9:20-22. 'PLEASE ALL MEN IN ALL THINGS' -which he has already described in detail. (1 Corint... [ Continue Reading ]