Fathers Under the Cloud and Passed Through the Sea 1 Corinthians 10:1

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth how he kept, “under” his “body, and” brought “it into subjection: lest that by any means, when” he had ”preached to others”, he himself “should be a castaway”. In chapter ten and verse one of First Corinthians, Paul moved on to another topic as he shared how he did not want the Corinthians to be “ignorant” as he referred to the way, “all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea” where we read:

Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant,
how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

The verse begins, “Moreover, brethren, I would not that you should be ignorant, ...” Paul began with the word, “Moreover” which means “also, now”, “brethren” or “fellow believers who are united to another by the bond of affection”, “I would not” which means “Paul did not intend, resolve, determine or purpose” “that you” or “that the church members” “ should be ignorant” which means “should not know, understand, err, mistake or be wrong”. Paul did not want the Corinthian church members to “make mistakes, be in error or be wrong” concerning what he is going to declare.

The verse goes on to say, “ … how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;” Paul continued with the words, “how that” or  “because and since” “all our fathers” which means “each, every, the whole and everyone of their ancestors, forefathers and founders of a nation” “were under the cloud” which refers to “beneath the cloud which led the Israelites in the wilderness”, “and all passed through” which means “and each, every, the whole and everyone of them walked, journeyed and traveled through” “the sea” which means “used specifically of the Red Sea”. Paul referred to the children of Israel and their forefathers being “under the cloud” in the wilderness and “passing through the Red Sea” as they left Egypt.

When we meditate upon these words from Paul, we note how he referenced the past as a present day example once again. His reminder to them was to bring them toward understanding the importance of the “gospel of Jesus Christ” and how the precursor to Jesus was this example in the wilderness. God's redemption message for people is portrayed all through the Bible, and as we examine Paul's example, may the Lord help us to see His passion for everyone to be saved.

Next time Paul told the church members how he and the church members were, “all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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