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1 Corinthians 10:3-4 “They all ate the same spiritual food and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.” This is one of those verses from Paul that we sometimes like to skip over because it requires us to think a little bit. To put this verse in context, Paul is talking about the children of Israel in the desert not long after they passed through the Red Sea. The people are in need of water, and they are still questioning whether God will provide for them which seems to be an ongoing theme, despite all the miracles that they have been privy to. How can they walk through the Red Sea with walls of water on both sides that close after they pass, swallowing up the Egyptian army? But they still have their doubts. Their survivalist instincts kick in and now that the imminent danger of the Egyptian soldiers has been dealt with, they are getting back to the basics. Where in this desert wilderness where are they going to get food and water? Why has God brought them all this way just to watch them die of thirst and starvation? Better a slave in Egypt rather than a corpse in the desert. And we all know that God provided mana for them to eat, and Moses struck a rock which started gushing water. How strange it is that even with all their needs provided, they still find reason to complain.
