1Cor 10:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. idolaters-- A case in point. As the Israelites sat down (a deliberate act), ate, and drank at the idol feast to the calves in Horeb, so the Corinthians were in danger of idolatry by a like act, though not professedly worshipping an idol as the Israelites ( , ; , 20, 21; ). He passes here from the first to the second person, as they alone (not he also) were in danger of idolatry, &c. He resumes the first person appropriately at . some-- The multitude follow the lead of some bad men. play-- with lascivious dancing, singing, and drumming round the calf (compare "rejoiced," ).

‏ 1 Corinthians 10:7

7. idolaters--A case in point. As the Israelites sat down (a deliberate act), ate, and drank at the idol feast to the calves in Horeb, so the Corinthians were in danger of idolatry by a like act, though not professedly worshipping an idol as the Israelites (1Co 8:10, 11; 10:14, 20, 21; Ex 32:6). He passes here from the first to the second person, as they alone (not he also) were in danger of idolatry, &c. He resumes the first person appropriately at 1Co 10:16.

some--The multitude follow the lead of some bad men.

play--with lascivious dancing, singing, and drumming round the calf (compare "rejoiced," Ac 7:41).