All Eat the Same Spiritual Meat 1 Corinthians 10:3

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth how “all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea”, and he added, “and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;” In chapter ten and verse three of First Corinthians, Paul told the church members how they, “did all eat the same spiritual meat” where we read:

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

The verse begins, “And did all eat ...” Paul began with the words, “and did all” which means “in addition, even, also each, every, the whole and everyone of the Israelites did” “eat” or “devoured or consumed”. Paul referred to the “devouring” and “consumption” of the people of Israel as they walked through the wilderness.

The verse goes on to say, “ … the same spiritual meat;” Paul continued with the words, “the same” or “the like” “spiritual” which means “belonging to the Divine Spirit” “meat” which refers to “food”. Paul referred to the “food” which was provided in the wilderness as he related it to the “spiritual” nourishment that is available to all who receive Jesus.

When we consider these words from Paul, we note how the Israelites “all” “consumed and devoured” the same food in the wilderness which was manifested in the “manna” or the “quail” which God provided. Paul referred to it as “spiritual” food which connected the people with God. Jesus Christ desires to have a relationship with everyone who will believe in Him as Savior and Lord, and the nourishment they receive from the word of God is useful not only in bringing them to Jesus, but also sustaining their relationship with Him.

Next time Paul told the church members, “all drink the same spiritual drink: because, “they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them” and he added, “and that Rock was Christ.”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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