Oct 16, 2026 · 24 min · 12 segments
Ancient Israel often struggled with idolatry—even choosing to sacrifice their children according to pagan forms of worship. You might think of idolatry as an ancient sin—but it is extremely prevalent…
Grant TurgeonHost
The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10, Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink.
For they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
But with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness." Here, Paul is saying that the Israelites had a chance to walk with God.
The God of the Old Testament, who later became Jesus Christ, was leading and guiding them.
Now these things were our examples to the intent, we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
There in verse 7, of course, it's talking about an excess of eating and drinking and playing, the wrong kind of leisure and entertainment, and making a god out of food and drink.
Basically, a material focus was derailing the Israelites' relationship with God.
Continuing here in 1 Corinthians 10, verse 8, Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day 23,000.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur you, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
So here we see an admonition to keep the seventh commandment, which forbids adultery and also fornication.
If there's a line between good and evil, don't even go close to that line of evil.
Don't even get into any sort of gray area because then you're exposing yourself to all kinds of curses.
The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10, Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant how that all our fathers were under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink.
For they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
But with many of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness." Here, Paul is saying that the Israelites had a chance to walk with God.
The God of the Old Testament, who later became Jesus Christ, was leading and guiding them.
Now these things were our examples to the intent, we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
There in verse 7, of course, it's talking about an excess of eating and drinking and playing, the wrong kind of leisure and entertainment, and making a god out of food and drink.
Basically, a material focus was derailing the Israelites' relationship with God.
Continuing here in 1 Corinthians 10, verse 8, Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day 23,000.
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
Neither murmur you, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
So here we see an admonition to keep the seventh commandment, which forbids adultery and also fornication.
If there's a line between good and evil, don't even go close to that line of evil.
Don't even get into any sort of gray area because then you're exposing yourself to all kinds of curses.
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