323 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 3 - Book 27 - 1 Corinthians 9:19 - 10:17

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 3 * BOOK 27 I CORINTHIANS 9:19 - 10:17 Let's go back to I Corinthians Chapter 10, and the whole idea here is that Paul is addressing these carnal believers at Corinth. Now you want to remember that all through Scripture from the beginning of the Old Testament to the end of the New Testament, whenever there is a typical reference to "The Rock,"that Rock is always Christ, and none other. So whether it's back in Exodus when the Rock is struck or in the Book of Numbers when Moses was supposed to have spoken to the Rock, but he struck it again instead, that Rock is still Christ. Matthew 16:16-18 "And Simon Peter answered and said, `Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,' And Jesus answered and said unto him, `Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. So remember throughout all Scripture, the Rock is always Christ in typical language. I Corinthians 10:5 "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness." I Corinthians 10:6,7 The things that God hated way back in Genesis, He still hates today. God hasn't changed, and the circumstances of the world haven't changed. Now let's look at the lesson, and we find that Moses had been up in the mountain now for almost 40 days dealing with Jehovah God. God has already written with His finger on the table of stones, the Ten Commandments. Exodus 32:1-4 "And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, `Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; (they were used to that in Egypt) for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot (know) not what is become of him.' And Aaron said unto them, `Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, (the idea of men wearing rings in their ears is not new) and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.' And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. That golden calf had nothing to do with bringing them through the Red Sea. Now in verse 5 we see Aaron building them an altar. You know I can never get over this man Aaron. Exodus 32:5 "And when Aaron saw it, (the calf) he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, `Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD.'" Now verse 6. Exodus 32:6 In verse 7, God has to move Moses out of the mountain experience a little bit to see about the children of Israel. Exodus 32:7 "And the LORD said unto Moses, `Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves:'" God was going to take care of them. Exodus 32:17-21 "And when Joshua heard the noise of the people (remember there were millions of them) as they shouted, he said unto Moses, `There is a noise of war in camp. (Joshua thought the people were being attacked, and were screaming and yelling, running for their lives, but Moses said ) ... In other words I imagine Moses thought, "these people must have literally threatened Aaron with his life. Either you build us a god or we'll kill you." The Book doesn't say that but, Moses is implying that the people put pressure on Aaron to bring all this about. And again I can't understand Aaron. Remember in the previous verses it says he took a graving tool and the gold and made the golden calf, but look what he says. Exodus 32:22-24 "And Aaron said, `Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. Now let's look at verse 25. And remember it wasn't just a casual worshiping with native folk dancing and so forth, but how were these people dancing? Immoral! Exodus 32:25 "And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) Exodus 32:35 "And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made." I Corinthians 10:8 Now verse 9. I Corinthians 10:9 "Neither let us tempt (test) Christ, as some of them also tempted, (tested) and were destroyed of serpents." Do you remember the setting? As a result of Israel's sin, God sent poison serpents out amongst the camp, and the little rascals would bite the Israelites, and it would kill those who were bitten. Then Moses has to go to God for instruction. And what does God say? Now verse 10: I Corinthians 10:10 Now verse 11, and here we have a repetition. I Corinthians 10:11 Now then verse 12. I Corinthians 10:12 Everyone of us are candidates for falling as Israel did. Galatians 6:1 Let's come back to I Corinthians Chapter 10 again, and look at verse 13. I Corinthians 10:13 #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible