1 Corinthians 10:1-13 - A History Lesson From Israel

¹ For I do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all went through the sea, ² and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, ³ and all ate the same spiritual food, ⁴ and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed [them], and the rock was Christ. ⁵ But God was not pleased with the majority of them, for they were struck down in the desert.

⁶ Now these [things] happened [as] examples for us, so that we should not be desirers of evil [things], just as those also desired [them], ⁷ and not become idolaters, as some of them [did], just as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play," ⁸ nor commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed sexual immorality, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day, ⁹ nor put Christ to the test, as some of them tested [him], and were destroyed by snakes, ¹⁰ nor grumble, just as some of them grumbled, and were destroyed by the destroyer. ¹¹ Now these [things] happened to those [people] as an example, but are written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come. ¹² Therefore, the one who thinks that he stands must watch out lest he fall. ¹³ Temptation has not come upon you except [what is] common to humanity. But God [is] faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but will also make a way out together with the temptation, [so that you] may be able to endure [it].