Thesis Of 1 Corinthians 1-13 Essay
Andrew Retzer
Mr. Morgan
Bible III, per. 4
May 16, 2010
Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Paul shows the Corinthians the way of God with Israel in the wilderness, as instruction with regard to His way with us, telling the Corinthians that the things which happened to them were types or figures which serve as patterns for us. This is an important principle, and one that should be clearly understood, in order to benefit from it. It is not Israel who is the figure, but what had happened to Israel, which shows God’s way with them. The events themselves happened to Israel and they were written for our instruction who find ourselves at the end of the ages. Corinth was a city of Achaia, situate on the isthmus, which joins Peloponnesus, now called the Morea, to the rest of Greece. Being so strategically in place for trade, the people of the city grew in riches, which led them into luxury, vulgarity, and all manner of corruptness. Corinth …show more content…
1 Corinthians 10:11, “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.” They are historical facts designed to teach great lessons, since God still deals on the same principles. The ends of the ages refer to the New Testament dispensation in its successive phases. No new dispensation shall appear till Christ comes as Judge. Till then the “ends,” being many, include multiple successive periods. Paul is saying that all of their punishments happened as the will of God as they were deserved and not by chance. They were done so we can see that we need to avoid the deed to escape the punishment. These things happened for us in the end age to give us the advantage of being able to look back on
Mr. Morgan
Bible III, per. 4
May 16, 2010
Exegesis of 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Paul shows the Corinthians the way of God with Israel in the wilderness, as instruction with regard to His way with us, telling the Corinthians that the things which happened to them were types or figures which serve as patterns for us. This is an important principle, and one that should be clearly understood, in order to benefit from it. It is not Israel who is the figure, but what had happened to Israel, which shows God’s way with them. The events themselves happened to Israel and they were written for our instruction who find ourselves at the end of the ages. Corinth was a city of Achaia, situate on the isthmus, which joins Peloponnesus, now called the Morea, to the rest of Greece. Being so strategically in place for trade, the people of the city grew in riches, which led them into luxury, vulgarity, and all manner of corruptness. Corinth …show more content…
1 Corinthians 10:11, “These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come.” They are historical facts designed to teach great lessons, since God still deals on the same principles. The ends of the ages refer to the New Testament dispensation in its successive phases. No new dispensation shall appear till Christ comes as Judge. Till then the “ends,” being many, include multiple successive periods. Paul is saying that all of their punishments happened as the will of God as they were deserved and not by chance. They were done so we can see that we need to avoid the deed to escape the punishment. These things happened for us in the end age to give us the advantage of being able to look back on