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103:2 forget not all His benefits. These 10:4 that spiritual Rock. The Jews had a leg-
earthly gifts from God included:1) forgiveness end that the actual rock Moses struck fol-
of sin (v. 3); 2) recovery from sickness (v. 3); 3) lowed them throughout their wilderness wan-
deliverance from death (v. 4); 4) abundant lov- derings, providing water for them. Paul says
ingkindness and mercy (v. 4); and 5) food to they have a Rock providing all they need, but
sustain life (v. 5). it is Christ.Rock (petra) refers to a massive cliff,
not simply a large stone or boulder, signifying
103:5 youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The the preincarnate Messiah (Christ), who pro-
mysterious way of the long-lived eagle sym- tected and sustained His people.
bolized strength and speed (Ex. 19:4; Jer.
48:40), which also characterizes human youth. 10:6 our examples. They died in the wilder-
As a general rule, a person blessed of God will ness because of their failure of self-discipline
grow weak and slow down less rapidly than and consequent indulgence of every desire
otherwise (Is. 40:29–31, which uses the same (9:27). Four major sins characterized them:
language). idolatry (v. 7); sexual immorality (v. 8); testing
God (v. 9); and complaining (v. 10).

Who satisfies your mouth with good
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things, them as examples, and they were written for
So that your youth is renewed like the our admonition, upon whom the ends of the
eagle’s. ages have come.
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Proverbs 24:7–9 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take
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heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken
7 Wisdom is too lofty for a fool; you except such as is common to man; but God
He does not open his mouth in the is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
gate. beyond what you are able, but with the tempta-
8 He who plots to do evil tion will also make the way of escape, that you
Will be called a schemer. may be able to bear it.
9 The devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to
men.
1 Corinthians 10:1–18
10:16 cup of blessing. The proper name
Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to given to the third cup during the Passover
10 be unaware that all our fathers were Feast. At the last Passover with the disciples,
under the cloud, all passed through the sea, Jesus used the third cup as the symbol of His
2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and blood shed for sin. That cup became the one
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in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and used to institute the Lord’s Supper. He set the
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all drank the same spiritual drink. For they cup apart as a token of salvation blessing
drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, before passing it to the 12. communion.
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and that Rock was Christ. But with most of Means “to have in common,to participate and
them God was not well pleased, for their bodies have partnership with.”The same Greek word
were scattered in the wilderness. is used in 1:9;2 Corinthians 8:4;Philippians 2:1;
6 Now these things became our examples, to 3:10.Commemorating the Lord’s Supper was a
the intent that we should not lust after evil regular and cherished practice in the early
things as they also lusted. And do not become church, by which believers remembered their
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idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, Savior’s death and celebrated their common
salvation and eternal life which reflected their
“The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose perfect spiritual oneness.the blood of Christ.
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up to play.” Nor let us commit sexual immoral- A vivid phrase used to represent Christ’s sacri-
ity, as some of them did, and in one day twenty- ficial death and full atoning work. the bread.
three thousand fell; nor let us tempt Christ, as This symbolized our Lord’s body as the cup
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some of them also tempted, and were destroyed symbolized His blood. Both point to His death
by serpents; nor complain, as some of them as a sacrifice for the salvation of men.
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also complained, and were destroyed by the
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destroyer. Now all these things happened to
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