![]() Whatever the Israelites’ idolatrous play was, it was pretty bad.Ĭhecking the major English Bible translations doesn’t help a whole lot in this case, except to confirm the validity of the question. At the very least, the animal crackers were golden-calf-shaped, the pop was spiked, and the Scrabble games were for money.Īnd in the context of Exodus 32, which Paul quotes here, God tells Moses, up on the mountain, that the people have “corrupted themselves.” Moses descends to a “noise like war” and a kind of “dancing” that makes him so angry he shatters the tables of the ten commandments. Something about the eating, drinking, and playing was idolatrous. In context, the eating, drinking, and playing are all explaining Paul’s word “idolaters.” So we know they weren’t eating animal crackers, drinking pop, and playing Scrabble. What’s so bad about eating, drinking, and, of all things, playing? I’ve puzzled over that word “play.” It seems a little out of place. Here’s a representative example:ĭo not be idolaters as some of them were as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” (1 Corinthians 10:7 ESV) I’m always getting stopped by interesting little questions (and interesting big ones). I’m bad at reading the Bible quickly or in big chunks. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedIn
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