1Cor 10:8 | MHM | STEP | v. 8 : Next, Paul warns, “We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day” (1 Corinthians 10:8; Numbers 25:1-18 ). Many Israelites joined in sexual sin with the women of Moab and worshiped their idols, which led to a deadly plague. Paul knows that Corinth is a city where this kind of sin is common, so he especially warns them to stay away from such behavior.

‏ 1 Corinthians 10:8

v. 8: Next, Paul warns, “We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day”(1 Corinthians 10:8; Numbers 25:1-18 ^a). Many Israelites joined in sexual sin with the women of Moab and worshiped their idols, which led to a deadly plague. Paul knows that Corinth is a city where this kind of sin is common, so he especially warns them to stay away from such behavior.