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More Than Just Manna
Scholars unanimously identify the "spiritual food" as the manna God provided in the desert. It's called "spiritual" not because of its physical makeup, but because of its supernatural origin and symbolic meaning. It was a miraculous gift from God that pointed forward to Jesus, the true "bread from heaven" (John 6:35).
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
18th Century
Theologian
And did all eat the same spiritual meat. That is, manna (Exodus 16:15, 35; Nehemiah 9:15, 20).
The …
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
The same spiritual meat (το αυτο πνευματικον βρωμα). Westcott and Hort needlessly bracket to αυτο. Βρωμα is food, not just flesh. …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
19th Century
Bishop
Spiritual meat.—The manna (Exodus 16:13) was not natural food, for it was not produced in the natural way, but it was …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 10:1–4
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
The word “for” connects these verses with the argument in chs. 8–9. Having challenged the Christians in Corinth to self-discipline, Paul now looks …
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
16th Century
Theologian
What he had previously taught by two illustrations, he now confirms by examples. The Corinthians grew arrogant and gloried, as if they had complete…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 10:3
17th Century
Pastor
And did all eat the same spiritual meat.
Meaning the manna; and which the Jews also call F8 (
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 10:1–5
17th Century
Minister
To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewis…