Our Ways of Escape

Intro. Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:6-13
1. Promised by God, 1 Cor. 10:13.
2. Israel's history is our reminder, 1 Cor. 10:1-11.
3. Will we take God's ways of escape?

I. GOD SUSTAINED ISRAEL PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, 1 Cor. 10:1-5.
A. With Godly Leadership, 10:1-2.
B. With Food and Drink of Supernatural Origin, 10:3-4; Psa. 78:20, 23, 25.
C. With Spiritual Sustenance of the Divine Presence, 10:4; Psa. 62:5-8; Neh. 9:13-17.
D. God not Pleased, 1 Cor. 10:5; Heb. 3:15-19.

II. ISRAEL'S SINS AND OUR WAYS OF ESCAPE.
A. Sin of Lust, 1 Cor. 10:6; Num. 11:4-10.
-Way of escape: Thankful contentment for God's gifts, Exo. 20:17 (14); Rom. 13:11-14.
B. Sin of Idolatry, 1 Cor. 10:7; Exo. 32:1-7.
-Way of escape: Flee it and remember God, 1 Cor. 10:14; Matt. 22:37; 2 Pet. 1:9.
C. Sin of Fornication, 1 Cor. 10:8; Num. 25:1-3, 6-12 (31:16; Rev. 2:14); Psa. 106:28-31.
-Way of escape: Kill the flesh and flee, Num. 25:8; 1 Thess. 4:3-7; 1 Cor. 6:18; Matt. 5:27-30.
D. Sin of Testing Christ, 1 Cor. 10:9; Num. 21:4-6 (cf. Psa. 78:18).
-Way of escape: Trust God's ways and obey Him, Num. 21:8-9; Heb. 13:5-6.
E. Sin of Murmuring, 1 Cor. 10:10; Num. 11:1; 14:1; 16:41.
-Way of escape: Faith in God's purposes, provisions, and His salvation, Psa. 78:21-25; Heb. 13:5-6.

By Joe R. Price

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