1 Corinthians 10:10

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 ff; Exodus 2:3; Numb. 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Corinthians 14:2ff; 1 Corinthians 16:11; Deuteronomy 1:27; Psalms 106:25)

'perished by the destroyer'. Exodus 2:23; 1 Chronicles 21:15; Hebrews 12:28. Probably referring to an angel which inflicted the punishment. This verse is probably referring to the rebellion of Korah, recorded in Numbers 2:1. especially verse 41.

'People murmur when they think that justice has not been given to their claim, when they believe that they have been deprived of their legitimate rights....Complaining to God because of His restrictions over our conduct implies that we know better what we need that He does; it charges God will placing unnecessary restrictions on our freedom...' (Willis p. 327)

'Whining Israel moaned about how tough the road to freedom was. And they moaned about missing the food they were used to. Back in Egypt they had this and that, how come they had to give up so much? And would it surprise us if we knew that the Corinthians were feeling the same sense of loss? Things couldn't be the same now. there were old haunts they couldn't go, old friends with whom they couldn't now associate, old and pleasurable practices now forbidden to them. They could sympathize with the Israelites even if God couldn't.' (McGuiggan p. 135)