But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
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Interpretation
To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewish nation of old. They were, by a miracle, led through the Red Sea, where the pursuing Egyptians were drowned.
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This thought runs through 1 Corinthians 10:1-5.