"Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". 1 Corinthians 10:9. He will make a way to escape; he will deliver either from the trial itself, or at least the mischief of it. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. So the best MSS. Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. Or else to tempt may signify more generally, to provoke God; for indeed all notorious sinning against God is a tempting of God, not believing the wrath of God, which he hath revealed in his word against sin, till men feel it. The Israelites had, by their longing after the things left behind in Egypt, tried God so that God had asserted Himself in visiting them with punishment, and so Christians must be on their guard, with such a warning before them, not to tempt their Lord by hankering after those worldly and physical pleasures from which He by His death has delivered them. Snakes "were generally feared by Near Eastern peoples for their cunning and deadliness. The event cited in Numbers 21:4-6 reveals that the Israelites were simply wanting to have "better food" (21:5). "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". The Believer’s Freedom. 2. We now have the "perfect" ( 1 Corinthians 13:10 -the confirmed word of God), so the "partial" (the supernatural signs used to confirm the word as it was gradually being revealed) has been removed. 2 q If anyone imagines that he knows something, r he does not yet know as he ought to know. These requests are refused because miracles (as the New Testament uses this term) have ceased (see the commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:9-12). Let us therefore not tempt him, if we would not have experience of the same punishment. Neither tempt ye Christ, by trying how long his patience will last, as the Israelites did, when (as the angel of the covenant) he went before them in the wilderness, Numbers 21:5-6. And were destroyed of serpents. 2 They were all baptised into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Christ, therefore, is God. Whether consciously or unconsciously, this idea is at the back of our minds: "It's all right. To tempt is to try, either in the sense of attempting, or of putting to the test, with a good or evil intent. 1879-90. Let us cease sorely (εκ — ek̇) tempting the Lord by such conduct. All rights reserved. "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". 9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Only here and Matthew 4:7. It is almost as if man can "dare" God to do what He has said and this makes God angry (compare Matthew 4:7; Acts 5:9; Hebrews 3:8). 9.] Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians. Their past spiritual experiences did not save them. The Greek [ ekpeirazoomen (Greek #1598)] "tempt" means try, so as to wear out by unbelief, Christ's long-suffering (cf. p. 74. As Abraham “saw Christ’s day” [John 8:56], as Moses embraced “the reproach of Christ” [Hebrews 11:26], so the Israelites tempted Christ: and yet the Corinthians could more directly tempt Christ. We use it as “a proper name,” applied to Jesus of Nazareth. The view preferred here is that Paul meant "Christ," the same being another reference to his pre-existence, and indicating that our Lord's pre-incarnation activity included that of shepherding the chosen people in the wilderness. 1974. : Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. See Numbers 21:4-6 for this incident. Paul writes to a church immersed in a city associated with trade, but also with corruption and immorality. But though some respectable MSS. 1700-1703. 8 Now concerning 1 m food offered to idols: we know that n “all of us possess knowledge. Believers would live forever in Heaven in a resurrected body. Another example is the impatience of the "strong" in the church with the "weak" (1 Corinthians 8:1-3). St. Paul enumerates five benefits, 1 Corinthians 10:1-4; of which the fourth and fifth were closely connected together; and five sins, the fourth and fifth of which were likewise closely connected. II. Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/1-corinthians-10.html. For the occasion referred to see Numbers 21:6, though this is not the only occasion on which the Israelites were said to have tempted God. imminent danger; which was a tempting Christ, whether he would Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? There is much controversy as to whether the word here is “God” or “Christ” or “the Lord,” each having a certain amount of MS. support. As some of them also tempted - There is evidently here a word to be understood, and it may be either “Christ” or “God.” The construction would naturally require the former; but it is not certain that the apostle meant to say that the Israelites tempted Christ. against God and Moses, in ( Numbers 21:5 Thus, Paul used the next verse to deal with expected objections. (John 3:13.). Greek. Renewal 1960. hence it is clear that our Lord existed before his incarnation, Similar judgments awaited the Corinthians if they exhausted the forbearance of the Lord. The word in the original means to try to the uttermost. Neither let us tempt] By provoking him to jealousy, as 1 Corinthians 10:22, especially by idolatry, that land desolating sin. Copyright StatementThe Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. God gave miracles to "confirm the word" ( Mark 16:20); now God says His word has been confirmed and verified ( Hebrews 2:3; Jude 1:3) so the signs to verify it have been removed. 1 Corinthians 10:9. temple, sit down at meat there, and exposed themselves great and to see how far his patience will stretch or question if he means what he says." https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/1-corinthians-10.html. p. 860), "The continual practice of things which are questionable may become the occasion of our presuming too far upon the forbearance of God, of our attempting to see how far we can go without falling, or of testing God, to learn how far he will let us go without punishment or reproof...Indulgence in some forms of amusement, not in themselves sinful, and in practices which other persons regard as harmless, may make us discontented with our lives of more rigid morality, until continued dissatisfaction deepens into disloyalty and ends in actual defiance of God." and a few versions have Κυριον, the Lord, and some few Θεον, God. "E.W. On the other it may be said, that κύριον being the original, it was variously explained in the margin χριστόν and θεόν, as is often the case: and so Meyer. This was the angel of God's presence who was with the Church in the wilderness, to whom our fathers would not obey, as St. Stephen says, Acts 7:38, Acts 7:39. Compiled & Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. This letter is either lost or it may be in 2 Corinthians6:14–7:1. 1887. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". Book Summary. The people provoked God by their complaints and by their regretting their deliverance out of Egypt. One specific example of Israel challenging God came from the nation's complaining (the Hebrews said life had been better in Egypt, Numbers 21:5). "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". BibliographyHaydock, George Leo. Today it is still possible to test God. All other rights reserved. II., on this passage, where the reading χριστὸν is defended against Artemonius, Not. chiefly respected, who trusting to their gifts and attainments, 1 Corinthians 10:9. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/1-corinthians-10.html. BibliographyIce, Rhoderick D. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". 9. ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν κύριον. "Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament". 135; Plat. Let us tempt Christ ( ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν ). 12 So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful … 1897. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. They tempted God in the desert. 1983-1999. 1870. In this way myriads of professing Christians have tempted Christ, have apostatized from his religion, and died of the fiery bite of the old serpent or his “infernal brood.”. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/1-corinthians-10.html. 1999. or κύριον as in the text, makes but little difference. To tempt the Divine Being is to provoke and dare his wrath by a persistence in presumptuous sin. 1874-1909. So Billroth, Rückert, de Wette, Osiander, Maier; but this is quite at variance with the context, because not in keeping with the historical events indicated by the καθὼς καὶ κ. τ. λ(1608), and familiar to the readers. ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων, by the (well-known) serpents. In some manuscripts perish is an imperfect tense verb (the image is a steady stream of deaths). "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". Paul is referring to the gifts of the Holy Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:8-10. Such variety of judgments has Almighty God, with which to punish and plague an incorrigible and unreclaimable people. “Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.” Israel's complainings were temptings of Christ, the "Angel" of the covenant (Exodus 23:20-21; Exodus 32:34; Isaiah 63:9). Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents. It is only on theological grounds, that is, to get rid of the authority of the passage as a proof of our Lord's divinity, that others interpret the passage thus, ‘Let us not tempt Christ, as they tempted God.' 9. 9.Neither let us tempt Christ This part of the exhortation refers to the history that is recorded in Numbers 21:6. 2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/1-corinthians-10.html. that is, as some of the Israelites tempted, which they did more "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT To get what 1 Corinthians 10:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context  and relative popularity. Go to. Gingrich and Danker (p640) said it describes someone who wants to put God "to the test, to discover whether he really can do a certain thing, especially whether he notices sin and is able to punish it.". It was to try Him, to see whether He would be as good as His word, whether He would punish their sin as He had declared He would. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/1-corinthians-10.html. The readers therefore could not fail to understand that what the apostle meant was discontent on their part with their present Christian position, as involving so much renunciation of sensual pleasures formerly indulged in. Anyone who "pushes the envelope" to see what God will allow or permit is guilty of testing deity (compare Hebrews 3:9 and Acts 5:9). Proud member The Corinthians were provoking God's long-suffering by verging toward idolatry, through overweening confidence in their knowledge (1 Corinthians 10:22). Some have 'God'. This might He receivedit (a… This second term may be defined as put God on trial. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". So run to win! We must not put the Lord. They did not appreciate Paul"s earlier instruction to break off company with idolaters and the sexually immoral ( 1 Corinthians 5:9-11). 1840-57. '"[18] As the reference is to a time before Christ came, however, the translators rendered it "Lord," thus avoiding the difficulty. 249, and cf. to danger; and as many of the Corinthians did, who are here "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/1-corinthians-10.html. Crit. Neither let us tempt Christ Also, just as Israel was unhappy about leaving behind the food they were accustomed to eating in Egypt, so the Corinthians were unhappy about forsaking some of their old habits such as attending idol celebrations. For in what sense could it have been said that the Israelites tempted Christ? App-104. The Old Testament background of this admonition is found in Numbers 21:5,6. instead of Christ. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/1-corinthians-10.html. [18] Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1949), p. 185. The Arabic version adds "him", meaning Christ, which is a right interpretation of the text; otherwise there would be no force in the apostle's reasoning; for Christ was the angel that went before the Israelites in the wilderness, the angel of God's presence, that bore, and carried, and saved them; he is the Jehovah they tempted at Massah and Meribah, and elsewhere, and God they spake against at this place referred to; hence it is clear that our Lord existed before his incarnation, and that he is truly and properly God; the Alexandrian copy reads, "neither let us tempt God", and so the Ethiopic version: "and were destroyed of serpents"; fiery ones, which were sent among them by the Lord Christ, they tempted and spoke against, which bit them, and of these bites many of them died. BibliographyEllicott, Charles John. See Numbers 21:4-6. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. Significantly, all sin and disobedience of God fall into the category of making "trial" of him. If we rashly expose ourselves to dangerous and difficult circumstances and expect God to step in and save us from our recklessness, we test God (compare Matthew 4:4-7). When Paul was in Ephesus, he received newsabout troubles in the church at Corinth. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Observe, secondly, A double punishment inflicted on the Israelites for this double sin committed; such as tempted were destroyed of fiery serpents, Numbers 21:6-7. ἐκπληρόω, Acts 13:32. Why prophecies are not perfect 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 ‘We know in part and we prophesy in part,’ Paul writes. 1871-8. Israel's complaining and challenging God about their provisions was a very bad choice, especially when we consider what Paul said in verse4 (Jesus was the "rock" that provided water for Israel). ἐκπειρ.—tempt beyond endurance, ‘tempt thoroughly.’ Similarly ἐξαρνεῖσθαι, ‘to persist in denying,’ al., as Suidas, ἡ γὰρ ἐξ πρόθεσις, ἐπίτασιν δηλοῖ. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. of The result for them was God's judgment in the form of the poisonous snakes in the camp. a. (552) Nor is it to be wondered that Christ is called the Leader of the Israelitish people. The path remains the same in every generation" (CBL, First Corinthians, p381). Testing is not what the believers seek out or … "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". Delta G f g, Vulgate, 'Aleph (') B C read 'Lord;' A, from Numbers 21:5, 'God.' (F.F. Numbers 21:4, etc. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. He knows what we can bear. The Arabic version adds "him", meaning Those involved in the Pentecostal movement can claim power, but when their claims are carefully investigated, one finds it is "all talk" and "no action.". As some of them also tempted. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dun/1-corinthians-10.html. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". ep. "Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament". What Does 1 Corinthians 16:13 Mean? 1896. there would be no force in the apostle's reasoning; for Christ 1765. destroyed by serpents. [See Appendix., P. Christians at Corinth did this by attending pagan feasts-they went to places where they had no right to be. On comparing these, it seems to me that the latter alternative is the more probable. James 1:3. Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. If someone wants to prove or test God, he must do it in a way that has God's approval (compare Judges 6:36-40; Malachi 3:10-11). 1 Corinthians 10:7 "Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat … Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. The meaning of “Testing” in 1 Corinthians. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". 1 Corinthians 10 - Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; Numbers 21:6. It occurs in three other places: Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12; Luke 10:25; and, in every case, is used of tempting or testing Christ. The point is not crucial, because, as a matter of fact, they made trial of both God and Christ. So I run with purpose in every step. Soph. See Numbers 21:5, Numbers 21:6. I have therefore with Meyer adopted the reading κύριον. Tempt Christ—Some manuscripts read the Lord, instead of Christ. "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". Whether we read χριστόν here with rec. BibliographyGill, John. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Though they drank of "that Rock ... Christ" (1 Corinthians 10:4), they put Him further to the proof by doubting could He supply water (Numbers 20:3-13). the similar use of πειράζω, Acts 5:9; Acts 15:10. If the Corinthians continued to test God by engaging in forbidden practices, their situation would worsen. ἐπείρασαν] namely, αὐτόν, not in an absolute sense (Winer, Reiche). On the one hand it may be said that χριστόν being the original reading, it was variously altered to κύριον or θεόν by those who found a difficulty in supposing that the Jews of old tempted Christ, or even by those who wished to obliterate this assertion of His præ-existence: and so De Wette, al. "Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament". Today God allows Himself to be tested in the sense that we prove certain things about Him ( 1 Thessalonians 5:21; John 20:25-27). Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. BibliographyPrice, Brad "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". How many, forgetting the blessings of their spiritual deliverance, might look back with a discontented longing to the licence of the past! https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/1-corinthians-10.html. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". In particular, she takes umbrage with our interpretation of that little phrase “act like men.” Ex. "It is possible-and dangerous-to test God's tolerance of sin ( Acts 5:9; 1 Corinthians 10:9; Hebrews 3:9) or the scope of his grace ( Acts 15:10)" (Baker's Theological Dictionary of the Bible, p762). "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". The real meaning of the passage, however, is evident. Thayer (p198) said make trial means engaging in "irreligion and immorality to test the patience or the avenging power of Christ.". 1863-1878. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. (86)].— ἐπείρασαν, tempted) Numbers 21:5. In speaking of the fifth benefit, he expressly mentions Christ; and in speaking of the fourth sin, he shows it was committed against Christ. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/1-corinthians-10.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hmc/1-corinthians-10.html. In this passage, Paul compares Christians to the people whom Moses led. (Gr. God is said to tempt his people, when he puts their faith and patience to the test for the sake of exercising and strengthening those graces, Hebrews 11:17. Greek. among them by the Lord Christ, they tempted and spoke against, Exodus 17:2. have the Lord instead of Christ, yet this latter has the greatest proportion of authority on its side. unnecessarily expose themselves to snares and temptations, and so https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bpc/1-corinthians-10.html. Those people tested God. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/1-corinthians-10.html. 2013. lead to the consideration, of the original cause of man's sin and Neither let us tempt Christ— To tempt signifies to disbelieve, after tokens sufficient to command our faith, and engage our obedience through grace. To try the Lord,(1604) נִסָּה אֶת־יְהֹוָה, means generally, to let it come to the point whether He will show Himself to be God; in this case: whether He will punish (“quousque itura sit ejus patientia,” Grotius). In Numbers 21:5, they even protested about the food that God had provided for them. See 1 Corinthians 1:18. of = by. BibliographyAlford, Henry. So also in Latin, ‘oro’ and ‘exoro,’ &c. τὸν κύριον] There may be two views taken of the internal evidence concerning the reading here. Bibliography"Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". 1 Corinthians chapter 10. BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". To tempt, in the general notion of the term, signifies to make a trial; applied unto God, it signifieth to make a trial of God, either with reference to his power, Psalms 78:18-20, or to his truth and goodness: not to be satisfied with God’s word, but to challenge him to a sensible demonstration, is to tempt God. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/1-corinthians-10.html. "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". 1 CORINTHIANS 10:9 KJV "Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents." 1871-8. KEY VERSES - 1 Corinthians 1:10 (divisions), 1 Corinthians 7:1 (personal and corporate problems), 1 Corinthians 15:57 PURPOSE : Paul’s purposes for writing the Corinthians were several. "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". The article before “serpents” indicates that the reference is to a particular and well known fact. p. 880. What special kind of trying Paul has here in view, appears from καθὼς κ. τ. λ(1606), where the reference is to the people after their deliverance losing heart over the contrast between their position in the wilderness and the pleasures of Egypt. 1 Corinthians 9 is the ninth chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It is authored by Paul the Apostle and Sosthenes … As to ὑπό with ἀπώλλ., see Valckenaer, p. 261. As to the term Christ, from its having a signification that corresponds with his human nature, it was not as yet applicable to the Son of God, but it is assigned to him by the communication of properties, as we read elsewhere, that, the Son of Man came down from heaven. By tempting Christ is meant disbelieving the providence and goodness of God; and presuming to prescribe to him how he should send them the necessary supplies, and of what kind they should be, etc. So the Corinthian Christians might rebel at their separation from the pagan social world, and their restriction under the severe morality of Christ. They dared Him to live up to His promise to discipline them if they doubted His word. elsewhere, and God they spake against at this place referred to; them; he is the Jehovah they tempted at Massah and Meribah, and Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". What reason was there at that time why the people should rise up against God, except this — that, under the influence of base desire, (551) they could not wait in patience the arrival of the time appointed by the Lord? (553) Let us then regard it as a settled point, that that angel was the Son of God, and was even then the guide of the Church of which he was the Head. The point is we must not allow our hardships to make us discontent, nor yearn for the sinful pleasures of the old life. It was thus the Israelites tempted him in the wilderness. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/1-corinthians-10.html. Israel provoked God so much it was punished by "serpents" (ophis). They continued to complain even though He faithfully provided for them ( Numbers 21:4-9). Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Neither let us tempt Christ. pp. Salem Media Group. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". The other sin warned against is, murmuring: Neither murmur ye: that is, do not repine, because ye are forbidden to be present at the idolatrous feasts of the Gentiles in the idol-temples; neither do ye murmur, by reason of the persecutions which you do or may endure for the sake of Christianity, and the cause of Christ. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/1-corinthians-10.html. "Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:9". Many ancient authorities read "Christ" instead of "Lord" (English Revised Version margin); and, as Barnes observed, "It cannot be denied that the more natural construction is ... `Christ' ... rather than `God. 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