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1 Corinthians — Chapter 10

Warnings from the Desert and the Lord’s Table

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."

— 1Cor 10:31

1 Corinthians 10 uses the examples of Israel in the desert as a warning against spiritual presumption, and establishes the principle that everything must be done for the glory of God.

⚠️ Examples from the Desert (10:1-13)

1Cor 10:1-6
"For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea... But with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness."
Israel had all the spiritual privileges (cloud, sea, manna, rock) — and yet failed. Paul uses this as a typological warning to the Corinthians who felt spiritually secure. The rock that followed them was Christ (10:4) — a Christological typology of the OT.
1Cor 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it."
The promise of 10:13 is often misunderstood: it does not promise that there will be no temptation, but that there will be an escape (ekbasis). God is faithful (pistos) — His faithfulness guarantees the escape.

🌟 Everything for the Glory of God (10:23-33)

1Cor 10:31
"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
The unifying principle of all Christian ethics: panta eis doxan theou poieite. There is no sphere of life outside the glory of God — not even eating and drinking.