Neither be ye idolaters — And so, "neither murmur ye," 1 Corinthians 10:10. The other cautions are given in the first person; but these in the second. And with what exquisite propriety does he vary the person! It would have been improper to say, Neither let us be idolaters; for he was himself in no danger of idolatry; nor probably of murmuring against Christ, or the divine providence. To play — That is, to dance, in honour of their idol. Exodus 32:6.
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1 Corinthians 10:7
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.