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1 Corinthians 10:2

1 Corinthians 10:2
And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And were all baptized unto Moses,.... "In or by Moses"; and so the Syriac version renders it, , "by the hand of Moses"; by his means and direction, he going before, they followed after him into the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And were all baptized - In regard to the meaning of the word “baptized,” see the note at Mat 3:6. We are not to suppose that the rite of baptism, as we understand it, was formally administered by…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And were all baptized unto Moses - Rather Into Moses - into the covenant of which Moses was the mediator; and by this typical baptism they were brought under the obligation of acting according to the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 10:1-5

In order to dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, he sets before them the example of the Jews, the church under the Old Testament. They enjoyed…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and were all baptized unto Moses The passing through the cloud (Exo 14:19) and the sea was a type of Christian Baptism, in that he who passes through it exchanges a state of bondage for a state of…

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