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A Culturally Relevant Warning
Commentators explain that Paul's warning was highly specific to his audience. Corinth was a city notorious for sexual immorality, to the point that prostitution was part of the worship in some pagan temples. By citing the Israelites' sin, Paul directly addressed a prevalent and dangerous temptation the Corinthian believers faced in their daily culture.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
18th Century
Theologian
Neither let us commit fornication, etc. The case referred to here was that of the licentious intercourse with the daughters of Moab, refer…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
Neither let us commit fornication (μηδε πορνευωμεν). More exactly, And let us cease practicing fornication as some were already do…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
19th Century
Bishop
And fell in one day three and twenty thousand.—In Numbers 25:9 the statement is that twenty-four thousand perished. Vario…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
19th Century
Preacher
Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
Fornication in God's p…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
Paul then cites several OT incidents of what that lusting involved and warns against following the example of the Israelites. Many of them became i…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
16th Century
Theologian
Neither let us commit fornication. Now he speaks of fornication, concerning which, as appears from historical accounts, great lic…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 10:8
17th Century
Pastor
Neither let us commit fornication
To which the Corinthians were much addicted: hence the apostle elsewhere, in this …
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 10:6–14
17th Century
Minister
Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence; therefore, they should be checked when they first arise. Let us fear the sins of Israel if we want to a…